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John Boothby
Birth nameJohn George Boothby
Born(1824-06-22)22 June 1824
Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England
Died27 April 1876(1876-04-27) (aged 51)
Charlton, London, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1844–1875
RankMajor-general
Battles / warsCrimean War
AwardsLegion of Honour
Order of the Medjidie
Cricket information
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1858–1859Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 10
Batting average 3.33
100s/50s –/–
Top score 5
Catches/stumpings –/–

Major-General John George Boothby (22 June 1824 – 27 April 1876) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of The Reverend Brooke Boothby, he was born in June 1824 at Southwell, Nottinghamshire. He was educated at Charterhouse School,[1] after which he attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He graduated from there as a second lieutenant into the Royal Artillery in June 1844,[2] with promotion to first lieutenant following in April 1846.[3] Shortly before the commencement of the Crimean War, he was promoted to second captain in August 1852.[4] Boothby served in the conflict and saw action at the battles of Alma and Balaclava, and the Siege of Sevastopol.[5] He was twice promoted during the war, being made a brevet major in December 1854,[6] and promoted to captain in September 1855.[7] For his contribution to the war, Boothby was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour by France and was decorated with the Order of the Medjidie, 5th Class by the Ottoman Empire.[8][9]

Boothby played first-class cricket in England for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1858 and 1859, making two appearances against Cambridge University at Cambridge and Kent at Maidstone.[10] scoring 10 runs with a highest score of 5.[11] As his military career progressed, Boothby became a brevet lieutenant colonel in March 1862,[12] before gaining the full rank in August 1866.[13] Having completed five years as a lieutenant colonel in September 1871, he was made a colonel in the Army under the provisions of the Royal Warrant.[14] Boothby retired from active service on full pay in July 1875, at which point he was granted the honorary rank of major-general.[15] He died in April 1876 at Charlton, Kent.[5]

References

  1. ^ Parish, W. D. (1879). List of Carthusians, 1800 to 1879. Farncombe and Company. p. 27.
  2. ^ "No. 20356". The London Gazette. 25 June 1844. p. 2179.
  3. ^ "No. 20591". The London Gazette. 3 April 1846. p. 1237.
  4. ^ "No. 21349". The London Gazette. 17 August 1852. p. 2236.
  5. ^ a b Pollock, Arthur William Alsager (1876). The United Service Magazine. Vol. 141. H. Colburn. p. 244.
  6. ^ "No. 21669". The London Gazette. 24 April 1855. p. 1576.
  7. ^ "No. 21792". The London Gazette. 2 October 1855. p. 3653.
  8. ^ "No. 21909". The London Gazette. 4 August 1856. p. 2705.
  9. ^ "No. 22107". The London Gazette. 2 March 1858. p. 1261.
  10. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Boothby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  11. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Boothby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  12. ^ "No. 22613". The London Gazette. 1 April 1862. p. 1733.
  13. ^ "No. 7677". The Edinburgh Gazette. 18 September 1866. p. 1114.
  14. ^ "No. 23780". The London Gazette. 29 September 1871. p. 4099.
  15. ^ "No. 24230". The London Gazette. 23 July 1875. p. 3718.
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