Walter Boden
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Walter Boden was an English
cricket
er who played for Derbyshire
in 1874.
Boden was born in St. Peter's, Derby, the son of Henry and Ann Boden. He became a partner in the lace business of Boden and Black.
Boden played for a pre-club Derbyshire against an All England Eleven in 1857 and 1859. His initial first class match was for Gentlemen of the North in a defeat by Gentlemen of the South at Kennington Oval in 1859. He played several recorded maches for North Staffordshire and other clubs in the 1860s.
Boden was present with his brother Henry at the inaugural meeting of Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1870 He played some games for Gentlemen of Derbyshire in 1871, but did not play for Derbyshire until the 1874 season
when he played one match against Kent as a lower-order batsman.
Boden was a right-handed batsman and played four innings in two first class matches with an average of 9.00 and a highest score of 11.
Boden was Captain in the Derbyshire Yeomanry, and J. P.
for Derby. He died in Mickleover
at the age of 68. His brother-in-law Horace Peacock and his great-nephew Timothy Boden
both played first-class cricket.
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
in 1874.
Boden was born in St. Peter's, Derby, the son of Henry and Ann Boden. He became a partner in the lace business of Boden and Black.
Boden played for a pre-club Derbyshire against an All England Eleven in 1857 and 1859. His initial first class match was for Gentlemen of the North in a defeat by Gentlemen of the South at Kennington Oval in 1859. He played several recorded maches for North Staffordshire and other clubs in the 1860s.
Boden was present with his brother Henry at the inaugural meeting of Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1870 He played some games for Gentlemen of Derbyshire in 1871, but did not play for Derbyshire until the 1874 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1874
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1874 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire earned the title of Champion County in their fourth year playing as a club. Kent joined Lancashire to make the second County side to play first class matches against Derbyshire in 1874...
when he played one match against Kent as a lower-order batsman.
Boden was a right-handed batsman and played four innings in two first class matches with an average of 9.00 and a highest score of 11.
Boden was Captain in the Derbyshire Yeomanry, and J. P.
Justice of the Peace
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for Derby. He died in Mickleover
Mickleover
Mickleover is a suburb located two miles west of the city centre and is the most westerly suburb of the City of Derby in the United Kingdom.-History:...
at the age of 68. His brother-in-law Horace Peacock and his great-nephew Timothy Boden
Timothy Boden
Timothy Walter Boden was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1920.Boden was born at Sherborne, Dorset. His grandfather, Henry, and great-uncle Walter were present at the inaugural meeting of Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1870 and both played first-class cricket in the latter half...
both played first-class cricket.