John Boys (cricketer)

John Boys

Personal information
Full name	John James Boys
Born	17 August 1856 Titchfield, Hampshire, England
Died	1 August 1883 (aged 26) Woolwich, Kent, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm roundarm fast
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1875–1881	Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 34 Batting average 6.80 100s/50s –/– Top score 21 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 4/2
Source: Cricinfo, 27 June 2014

John James Boys (17 August 1856 – 1 August 1883) was an English cricketer active in first-class cricket in the mid 1870s and early 1880s. Born at Titchfield, Hampshire, Boys was a right-handed batsman who played as a wicket-keeper.

Boys entered the British Army at the age of fifteen with the Royal Artillery based at Woolwich, where he was a musician with the Royal Artillery Band.^[1] He played cricket with some success for the Royal Artillery and was on many occasions asked to play for Kent, but was unable to get leave of absence to do so.^[1] He did however make his debut in first-class cricket for Kent in 1875 against Hampshire. He later made two further first-class appearances for Kent in 1881 against the Marylebone Cricket Club and Surrey.^[2] Boys scored 34 runs in his four matches, as well as taking four catches and making two stumpings.^[3]

He died suddenly at Greenwich, Kent on 1 August 1883, which was the day of his proposed wedding to his fiancée.^[1]

References

1. Ambrose, Don. "Brief Profile of J. J. Boys". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
2. "First-Class Matches played by John Boys". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Boys". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2014.

External links

• John Boys at ESPNcricinfo
• John Boys at CricketArchive