Arthur du Boulay

Arthur Houssemayne du Boulay DSO (18 June 1880 – 25 October 1918) was a British military officer and cricketer. Born in New Brompton, Chatham in Kent, he played first-class cricket between 1899 and 1910 for Gloucestershire and Kent. A right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, he played nine matches in total, scoring 303 runs with a best of 58 and a batting average of 27.54. He also took three wickets.

Commissioned in the British Army, du Boulay served in the Royal Engineers as a major, and he was killed in France during World War I. Prior to his death he had been five times mentioned in dispatches, and awarded the Distinguished Service Order, Officer of the Order of Agricultural Merit, Officer of the Order of Leopold II with Palm, and the Croix De Guerre. His father had also been in the armed forces: Colonel W. E. du Boulay. His mother was Rose du Boulay, née Hawkins. His nephews also played cricket: RWHH du Boulay was captain of the First XI at Repton School and Hubert Webb played for Oxford University and Hampshire. He was survived by his wife, Blanche.

External sources

• Arthur du Boulay at ESPNcricinfo
• Arthur du Boulay at CricketArchive (subscription required)