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Henry Boden

Henry Boden

English cricketer

Henry Boden DL JP (13 February 1836 – 13 November 1908) was an English first-class cricketer.

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The son of Henry and Ann Boden, he was born at Derby in February 1836 and was educated at Rugby School.[1] He was in business as a lace magnet in Derby, where he was a partner in Boden and Company Limited.[2] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of the North against the Gentlemen of the South at 1861 at Nottingham.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 2 runs in the Gentlemen of the North first-innings by Edward Hartnell, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 6 runs by Frederick Miller.[4] He organised the 1862 meeting between the two sides and would have played, had the death of his father not prevented him from doing so.[5] He married Mary Shuttleworth in May 1866,[6] with the couple having seven children. Boden was present with his brother Walter at the inaugural meeting of Derbyshire County Cricket Club in November 1870 and can be considered a founding member.[7] He also served as a deputy lieutenant and justice of the peace for Derbyshire.[1] Boden died at Marylebone in November 1908. His grandson, Timothy Boden, was also a first-class cricketer, while his great-nephew, Johnnie Clay, played Test cricket for England.

References

  1. [1]
    Mitchell, A. T. (1902). Rugby School Register 1842–1874. Vol. 2. A. J. Lawrence. p. 110.
  2. [2]
    "Records of Boden and Company Limited, Lace Manufacturers, Derby, 1818-1954". Jisc. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. [3]
    "First-Class Matches played by Henry Boden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Gentlemen of the North v Gentlemen of the South, 1861". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Wisden - Obituaries in 1908". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  6. [6]
    The Sporting Life, 1906, p. 181
  7. [7]
    Ric Sissons, The Players: A Social History of the Professional Cricketer, 1988
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