Harry Boam
Encyclopedia
Harry Boam is a New Zealand
cricketer, and the first schoolboy to play for the Wellington Firebirds
, Wellington's domestic cricket team in the State Championship
. He also represented New Zealand at the Under 19 Cricket World Cup
in Malaysia in and in New Zealand's Under 19 tour of England in 2008 where he played in two test matches and five one day games. Captain of the highly successful Wellington College
1st XI team his cricketing achievements were recognised by the award of Wellington Sport's Sportsman of the Year award for 2008.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
cricketer, and the first schoolboy to play for the Wellington Firebirds
Wellington Firebirds
The Wellington Firebirds are one of six New Zealand first-class cricket teams that make up New Zealand Cricket.It is based in Wellington. It competes in the State Championship first class competition, the State Shield domestic one day competition and the State Twenty20 Cricket Tournament.The...
, Wellington's domestic cricket team in the State Championship
State Championship
New Zealand has had a domestic first-class cricket championship since the 1906–07 season. It is currently known as the Plunket Shield, reintroducing the name used in the early stages for the 2009–10 season.-Plunket Shield:...
. He also represented New Zealand at the Under 19 Cricket World Cup
Under 19 Cricket World Cup
The ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup is an international cricket tournament contested by national Under-19 teams. The event was initially staged as a one-off event in Australia in 1988, and has been held every two years since 1998.-1988 :...
in Malaysia in and in New Zealand's Under 19 tour of England in 2008 where he played in two test matches and five one day games. Captain of the highly successful Wellington College
Wellington College (New Zealand)
Wellington College is a state secondary school for boys in Mount Victoria in Wellington, New Zealand.-History:Wellington College opened in 1867 as Wellington Grammar School in Woodward Street, though Sir George Grey gave the school a deed of endowment in 1853. In 1874 it opened at its present...
1st XI team his cricketing achievements were recognised by the award of Wellington Sport's Sportsman of the Year award for 2008.