SIR GEOFFREY BOYCOTT’S family have issued an update on his condition after he underwent throat cancer surgery.

The legendary England batsman, 83, revealed he had been diagnosed with it for a second time earlier this month as he prepared to go under the knife.

Now his daughter Emma has used the icon’s X account to post the latest health update as per her dad’s wishes.

It read: “Just to let everyone know my Father, Geoffrey, has successfully come out of surgery this evening after a 3 hour operation to remove his throat cancer.

“Yet to see him but surgeon says it went well. He asked that I post an update.”

Boycott confirmed to The Telegraph that he needed to have surgery on July 2.

He said: “In the last few weeks I have had an MRI Scan, CT Scan, a PET Scan and two biopsies and it has now been confirmed I have throat cancer and will require an operation.

“From past experience I realise that to overcome cancer a second time I will need excellent medical treatment and quite a bit of luck and even if the operation is successful every cancer patient knows they have to live with the possibility of it returning.

“So I will just get on with it and hope for the best.”

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