William Neil Boustead (born 13 August 1953) is a former English cricketer. Boustead was a left-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Carlisle, Cumberland.

Neil Boustead
Personal information
Full name
William Neil Boustead
Born (1953-08-13) 13 August 1953 (age 71)
Carlisle, Cumberland, England
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1980–1988Cumberland
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 3
Runs scored 22
Batting average
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 17*
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 March 2011

Boustead made his debut for Cumberland in the 1980 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Boustead played Minor counties cricket for Cumberland from 1980 to 1988, including 45 Minor Counties Championship matches[1] and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.[2] In 1984, he made his List A debut against Derbyshire in the NatWest Trophy. He played two further List A matches for Cumberland, against Middlesex in 1985 and Lancashire in 1986.[3] In his three List A matches, he scored 22 runs, with a high score of 17*. His two batting innings ended unbeaten, leaving him without a batting average. Behind the stumps he took 2 catches.[4]

Boustead runs his own confectionery business in Penrith, Cumbria.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Neil Boustead". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Neil Boustead". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  3. ^ "List A Matches played by Neil Boustead". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  4. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Neil Boustead". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Where are they now? Cumberland CCC – 1986 Minor Counties champions". The Cricket Paper. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
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