LONDON, Sept 10: England cricket greats Geoffrey Boycott and Andrew Strauss have been given knighthoods by Theresa May in her resignation honours list.
Boycott and Strauss both received the honour for their services to sport after outstanding careers for England.
�We couldn�t be more delighted that Sir Andrew Strauss joins other giants within the sport who have been knighted for their achievements,� England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Tom Harrison said in a statement.
�Aside from his achievements on and off the pitch, Andrew is widely regarded as an exceptional person in our game and this wonderful accolade will be celebrated around the cricketing world.
�Our heartfelt congratulations also go to Sir Geoffrey Boycott, honoured for his long career and passionate dedication to the sport.�
Boycott was one of May�s sporting heroes and the former British Prime Minister spoke of her admiration for his bloody-minded style of play on several occasions.
During the painfully slow Brexit negotiations last year, May defended her stance by saying: �Can I just say that you might recall from previous comments I have made about cricket that one of my cricket heroes was always Geoffrey Boycott.
�And what did you know about Geoffrey Boycott? Geoffrey Boycott stuck to it and he got the runs in the end.�
May, who stepped down as Prime Minister earlier this year, once said she had baked Boycott a batch of chocolate brownies and joked that the former Yorkshire batsman still had the Tupperware box she delivered them in.
Boycott, 78, was a polarising figure for his conservative batting and acerbic personality, but that didn�t stop him amassing 8,114 Test runs at an average of 47.72 in an England career that ran between 1964 and 1982. � AFP
