England cricket greats Geoffrey Boycott and Andrew Strauss have been given knighthoods by resa May in her resignation hours list. Boycott and Strauss both received hour for ir services to sport after outstanding careers for England.  Boycott was one of May's sporting heroes and former British Prime Minister spoke of her miration for his bloody-minded style of play on several occasions. During 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 me about cricket that one of my cricket heroes was always Geoffrey Boycott.

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PM May gives knighthood to Strauss and Boycott

"We couldn't be more delighted that Sir Andrew Strauss joins or giants within sport who have been knighted for ir achievements," England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Tom Harrison said in a statement."Aside from his achievements on and off pitch, Andrew is widely regarded as an exceptional person in our game and this wonderful accole will be celebrated around cricketing world. "Our heartfelt congratulations also go to Sir Geoffrey Boycott, houred for his long career and passionate dedication to sport."  "And what did you kw about Geoffrey Boycott? Geoffrey Boycott stuck to it and he got runs in end." May, who stepped down as Prime Minister earlier this year, once said she h baked Boycott a batch of chocolate brownies and joked that former Yorkshire batsman still h Tupperware box she delivered m in.

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Boycott and Strauss, two of England's finest

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 aver of 47.72 in an England career that ran between 1964 and 1982. He was forced to apologise in 2017 after joking that he would have to "black up" to receive a knighthood, pointing out that hour h been bestowed on West Indian cricketers including Viv Richards, Garfield Sobers and Curtly Ambrose. Boycott was also given a three-month suspended prison sentence in 1998 after being convicted of assault against former girlfriend Margaret Moore. Former England and Middlesex batsman Strauss hit 7,037 runs in 100 Tests from 2004 to 2012. Strauss captained England to Ashes triumphs against Australia in 2009 and 2010/2011, latter campaign making him first English skipper to win a Test series on Australian soil since Mike Gatting in 1986-87. South Africa-born Strauss served as England's director of cricket between 2015 and 2018 before resigning when his wife suffered lung cancer that would eventually le to her death. 42-year-old's time in England hierarchy was credited with laying foundations for team's first 50-over World Cup victory earlier this year. 

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