Full name: | Geoffrey Charles Hurst |
Born: | 8th December 1941, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England |
Batting: | Right-hand batter |
Occasional wicket-keeper | |
Other Sports: | Soccer for England, West Ham United, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Seattle Sounders and Cork Celtic |
Education: | Rainsford High School, Chelmsford |
Biography: | Appointed MBE 1975 and knighted 1998, both for services to football. He was a member of the England 1970 football squad who recorded the team song 'Back Home', and thus became the only Championship cricketer to be part of a number one single. |
Teams: | Essex (Main FC: 1962); All teams |
External link: | Geoff Hurst's Football international career and statistics |
| Geoff Hurst's Football career and statistics |
Lists of matches and more detailed statistics |