10 best players of all time from Yorkshire

#5 Geoff Boycott

Geoffrey Boycottt

No one exemplifies Yorkshire better than former English skipper Geoff Boycott, who lit up the commentary box with his words of wisdom and humour with that typical Yorkshire accent.

Boycott is one of England's most decorated players and often outspoken cricketers and had his occasional run-ins with teammates even during his playing career.

Despite the not-so-jovial relationship with his peers, Boycott was single-minded in his obsession to score runs and was a batting mainstay at top of the order for both Yorkshire and England.

He stands eighth in the list of highest run-scorers in first-class cricket while he is fifth in terms of most first-class hundreds. His finest knock for Yorkshire was the uncharacteristically attacking knock of 146 in the Gillette Cup final at Lord’s against Surrey in 1965 that led his side to victory.

Boycott is the current president of Yorkshire and his voice remains an everpresent on the field despite his long-standing battle with throat cancer.