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Henry Albert Boddington (15 June 1863 – 22 March 1938) was a New Zealand cricketer.

Life and career

Boddington was educated at Nelson College from 1877 to 1880. He worked in New Zealand branches of the Bank of New South Wales for 40 years.

Boddington played first-class cricket for Nelson and Otago between 1880 and 1896. He was a batsman who made some useful scores in an era of very low scoring. His highest score was 46 in Otago's two-wicket victory over Canterbury in 1884–85. His 29, opening Nelson's first innings, was the highest score of the match when Nelson beat Wellington in 1887–88.

Boddington died at his home in the Christchurch suburb of Avonside on 22 March 1938, and was buried at Bromley Cemetery. His wife (née Rutherford) had died two years earlier. Their three daughters and three sons survived them.

References

1. "Full school list of Nelson College, 1856–2005". Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006 (CD-ROM) (6th ed.). 2006.
2. ^ "Obituary: Mr. H. A. Boddington". Ashburton Guardian: 6. 24 March 1938.
3. "Henry Boddington". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
4. "Otago v Canterbury 1884-85". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
5. "Nelson v Wellington 1887-88". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
6. "Deaths". The Press. 23 March 1938. p. 1. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
7. "Cemeteries database". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 4 May 2019.

• 1863 births
• 1938 deaths
• New Zealand cricketers
• Nelson cricketers
• Otago cricketers
• People from Kaiapoi
• People educated at Nelson College
• Burials at Bromley Cemetery
• Cricketers from the Canterbury Region
• Colony of New Zealand people