George Boyes

George Wroughton Boyes (9 September 1910 – 19 May 1986) was a South African cricketer who played a single first-class match for Natal during the 1939–40 season. He was a right-handed middle-order batsman.

George Boyes
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Wroughton Boyes
Born9 September 1910
Maseru, Basutoland
Died19 May 1986 (aged 75)
Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
RelationsHarry Boyes (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1939Natal
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 1
Runs scored 9
Batting average 9.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 6*
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 September 2015

Boyes was the younger brother of Harry Boyes, who also played first-class cricket for Natal.[1] The brothers were both born in Maseru in what is now Lesotho (previously 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.[lower-alpha 1] George Boyes played his only match for Natal in December 1939, against Orange Free State in Bloemfontein.[3] He made three runs in the first innings and six not out in the second, and was in the middle when the winning runs were hit. The match was not part of the Currie Cup, which was not being contested during the 1939–40 season.[4] Boyes died in Pietermaritzburg in 1986, aged 75.[2]

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References

  1. Harry Boyes – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. George Boyes – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  3. First-class matches played by George Boyes – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  4. Orange Free State v Natal, First-Class matches in South Africa 1939/40 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
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