Former England captains Geoffrey Boycott and Andrew Strauss have been given knighthoods in ex-Prime Minister Theresa May's resignation honours list.

Boycott, 78, scored 8,114 runs in 108 Tests for England from 1964 to 1982 and was captain on four occasions in 1978 in place of the injured Mike Brearley.

Strauss led England to two Ashes wins, as well as the number one Test ranking, in his 50 Tests as captain.

The 42-year-old scored 7,037 runs at an average of 40.91 in 100 England Tests.

Every departing prime minister can draw up a resignation honours list, which the Cabinet Office has to approve. May showed her love of cricket with the knighthoods for Strauss and Boycott among the 57 people recognised.

Over the course of his first-class career, Boycott averaged 56.83 with the bat and scored 151 centuries and over 48,000 runs.

After his retirement, Boycott has gone on to become a successful broadcaster and is part of the BBC's cricket commentary team.

The Yorkshireman was forced to apologise in 2017 after reportedly saying it would be more likely he would be knighted if he was to 'black his face'.

Domestic abuse charities have criticised giving a knighthood to Boycott, who was convicted in France in 1998 of beating his then girlfriend Margaret Moore in a French Riviera hotel.

Boycott, who has always denied the assault, was fined £5,000 and given a three-month suspended sentence.

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