Harry Boyes (cricketer)

Harry Boyes

Personal information
Full name	Harry Edward Boyes
Born	17 March 1908 Maseru, Basutoland
Died	21 June 1979 (aged 71) Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
Relations	George Boyes (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1929/30	Natal
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 11 Batting average 5.50 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 6 Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 September 2015

Harry Edward Boyes (17 March 1908 – 21 June 1979) was a South African cricketer who played a single first-class match for Natal during the 1929–30 season.

Boyes was the younger brother of George Wroughton Boyes, who also played first-class cricket for Natal.[1] The brothers were both born in Maseru, in present-day Lesotho (formerly part of the British colony of Basutoland).[2] They represent two of only a handful of first-class cricketers to be born in that country.[a] Harry Boyes played his only match for Natal in December 1939, against Border in Queenstown.[3] A middle-order batsman, he made five runs in the first innings and six in the second. Three other players – John Beveridge, Cecil Warner, and Murray Whitehead – were also making their first-class debuts in the match, which was part of 1929–30 season of the Currie Cup.[4] Boyes died in Pietermaritzburg in 1979, aged 71.[2]

Notes

1. Others include Alan Barr, Peter Hobson, Reginald Lagden, Ronald Lagden, Arthur Lewis, and Dennis Piers.

References

1. George Boyes – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
2. Harry Boyes – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
3. First-class matches played by Harry Boyes – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
4. Border v Natal, Currie Cup 1929/30 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2015.