Henry Boddington
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| Full name | Henry Albert Boddington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 June 1863 Kaiapoi, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 March 1938 (aged 74) Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Edward Boddington (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1880/81–1887/88 | Nelson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1883/84–1895/96 | Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 30 December 1880 Nelson v Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 15 February 1896 Otago v Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 November 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Henry Albert Boddington (15 June 1863 – 22 March 1938) was a New Zealand cricketer.
Life and career
[edit]Boddington was educated at Nelson College from 1877 to 1880.[1] He worked in New Zealand branches of the Bank of New South Wales for 40 years.[2]
Boddington played first-class cricket for Nelson and Otago between 1880 and 1896.[3] He was a batsman who made some useful scores in an era of very low scoring. His highest score was 46 in Otago's two-wicket victory over Canterbury in 1884–85.[4] His 29, opening Nelson's first innings, was the highest score of the match when Nelson beat Wellington in 1887–88.[5]
Boddington died at his home in the Christchurch suburb of Avonside on 22 March 1938,[6] and was buried at Bromley Cemetery.[7] His wife (née Rutherford) had died two years earlier. Their three daughters and three sons survived them.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Full school list of Nelson College, 1856–2005". Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006 (CD-ROM) (6th ed.). 2006.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Mr. H. A. Boddington". Ashburton Guardian: 6. 24 March 1938.
- ^ "Henry Boddington". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Otago v Canterbury 1884-85". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Nelson v Wellington 1887-88". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Deaths". The Press. 23 March 1938. p. 1. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Cemeteries database". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 4 May 2019.