Edward Boddington

Edward Robert Boddington (29 April 1862 – 4 March 1897) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket in New Zealand from 1880 to 1888.

Edward Boddington

Personal information
Full name	Edward Robert Boddington
Born	29 April 1862 Wakefield, New Zealand
Died	4 March 1897 (aged 34) Perth, Western Australia
Relations	Henry Boddington (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1881-82 to 1885-86	Nelson
1887-88	Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 6 Runs scored 98 Batting average 14.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 47 not out Balls bowled 41 Wickets 2 Bowling average 10.50 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1/4 Catches/stumpings 2/0
Source: Cricinfo, 19 January 2018

In the seven low-scoring first-class matches played at Victory Square, Nelson, Boddington hit the highest individual score, 36, for Nelson against Wellington in March 1886, when Nelson made only 101 yet won by an innings and 46 runs.[1]

Boddington was educated at Nelson College from 1877 to 1878,[2] and joined the Union Bank of Australia, for whom he worked in Nelson, Wellington and Dunedin before moving to the Perth branch in 1895.[3] He died suddenly in Perth, three months after winning the Western Australian tennis championship.[4] He was also a prominent golfer, cyclist and athlete.[5]

References

1. "Nelson v Wellington 1885-86". CricketArchive.
2. "Full school list of Nelson College, 1856–2005". Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006 (CD-ROM) (6th ed.). 2006.
3. "[untitled]". Nelson Evening Mail. 15 March 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
4. "Conclusion of the Tournament". Western Mail. 4 December 1896. p. 18. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
5. "Death of Mr. E. R. Boddington". Daily News. 10 March 1897. p. 3.

External links

• Edward Boddington at ESPNcricinfo
• Edward Boddington at CricketArchive (subscription required)