Reverend Cecil Arthur Boden (18 December 1890 – 31 May 1981) was an English cricketer. Boden was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Countesthorpe, Leicestershire and was educated at Christ's Hospital.[1]

Cecil Boden
Personal information
Full name
Cecil Arthur Boden
Born18 December 1890
Countesthorpe, Leicestershire,
England
Died31 May 1981(1981-05-31) (aged 90)
Hampstead Marshall, Berkshire,
England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1911–1913Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 11
Runs scored 196
Batting average 10.31
100s/50s –/–
Top score 40
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 February 2013

Boden made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Nottinghamshire in the 1911 County Championship at Aylestone Road, Leicester, with him making six further first-class appearances for the county in that season.[2] He made three first-class appearances in 1912, before making a final first-class appearance in the 1913 County Championship against Yorkshire.[2] Boden made a total of eleven first-class appearances, scoring 196 runs at an average of 10.31, with a high score of 40.[3]

He died at Hampstead Marshall, Berkshire on 31 May 1981.

References

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  1. ^ "Obituaries in 1981". Cricinfo. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Cecil Boden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Cecil Boden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
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