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Harry Edward Boyes (17 March 1908 – 21 June 1979) was a South African cricketer who played a single first-class match for Natal during the 1929–30 season.

Boyes was the younger brother of George Wroughton Boyes, who also played first-class cricket for Natal. The brothers were both born in Maseru, in present-day Lesotho (formerly part of the British colony of Basutoland). They represent two of only a handful of first-class cricketers to be born in that country. Harry Boyes played his only match for Natal in December 1939, against Border in Queenstown. A middle-order batsman, he made five runs in the first innings and six in the second. Three other players – John Beveridge, Cecil Warner, and Murray Whitehead – were also making their first-class debuts in the match, which was part of 1929–30 season of the Currie Cup. Boyes died in Pietermaritzburg in 1979, aged 71.

Notes

1. Others include Alan Barr, Peter Hobson, Reginald Lagden, Ronald Lagden, Arthur Lewis, and Dennis Piers.

References

1. George Boyes – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
2. ^ Harry Boyes – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
3. First-class matches played by Harry Boyes – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
4. Border v Natal, Currie Cup 1929/30 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2015.

• 1908 births
• 1979 deaths
• KwaZulu-Natal cricketers
• Lesotho cricketers
• People from Maseru
• South African cricketers
• Lesotho emigrants to South Africa