<p>Former England cricket captain Geoffrey Boycott is sad at not being granted knighthood apparently because he was convicted for beating a former girlfriend in France 18 years ago, something the 74-year claims he didn't do.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Telegraph reported MPs including the Home Secretary, Theresa May, had supported to honour Boycott until the move was halted by the Cabinet Office owing to his 18-year-old conviction.<br /><br />Boycott was handed a three-month suspended sentence besides a 5,000 pound fine by a French court for punching her then girlfriend, Margaret Moore, in the face at a hotel in South of France.<br /><br />Boycott said he was delighted that his fans supported him for a knighthood.<br />"I’m delighted that so many people thought I deserved a knighthood and sad that it can be blocked for something I didn’t do," he wrote on Twitter.<br /><br />He further said: "Unfortunately, 18 yrs ago I was wrongly accused.<br />"I tried to clear my name in France but under Napoleonic law once accused you are guilty until you can definitively prove your innocence. This is the opposite of English Law. I have to live with this injustice - and I do.<br /><br />"I am frank and forthright but don't have and never will have a history of violence. Thank you again to all my supporters," added Boycott.<br /><br />He played 108 Tests and was the first England batsman to complete 8,000 runs in the longest format.</p>
<p>Former England cricket captain Geoffrey Boycott is sad at not being granted knighthood apparently because he was convicted for beating a former girlfriend in France 18 years ago, something the 74-year claims he didn't do.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Telegraph reported MPs including the Home Secretary, Theresa May, had supported to honour Boycott until the move was halted by the Cabinet Office owing to his 18-year-old conviction.<br /><br />Boycott was handed a three-month suspended sentence besides a 5,000 pound fine by a French court for punching her then girlfriend, Margaret Moore, in the face at a hotel in South of France.<br /><br />Boycott said he was delighted that his fans supported him for a knighthood.<br />"I’m delighted that so many people thought I deserved a knighthood and sad that it can be blocked for something I didn’t do," he wrote on Twitter.<br /><br />He further said: "Unfortunately, 18 yrs ago I was wrongly accused.<br />"I tried to clear my name in France but under Napoleonic law once accused you are guilty until you can definitively prove your innocence. This is the opposite of English Law. I have to live with this injustice - and I do.<br /><br />"I am frank and forthright but don't have and never will have a history of violence. Thank you again to all my supporters," added Boycott.<br /><br />He played 108 Tests and was the first England batsman to complete 8,000 runs in the longest format.</p>