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John Boak
Personal information
Full name
John Boak
Born(1837-06-27)27 June 1837
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died29 October 1876(1876-10-29) (aged 39)
Bermondsey, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1873Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 19
Batting average 9.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 11
Balls bowled 56
Wickets 1
Bowling average 37.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/20
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 December 2010

John Boak (27 June 1837 – 29 October 1876) was a Scottish cricketer. Boak was a right-handed batsman bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Edinburgh and educated at the Royal High School.

Boak made his only first-class appearance for Middlesex against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1873.[1] In his only first-class match, he scored 19 runs at a batting average of 9.50, with a high score of 11. In the field he took 2 catches.[2] With the ball he took a single wicket at a bowling average of 37.00, with best figures of 1/20.[3]

Prior to his single first-class match, Boak emigrated to Australia in 1858. While there he played initially for a combined New South Wales and Victoria in the 1861/62 season. In the 1863/64 season, Boak played for New South Wales and the following season for Queensland.[4] His matches for both New South Wales and Queensland came before either state held first-class status. He later returned to England in 1868.

Three years after playing for Middlesex, Boak was killed when he was hit by a train while crossing a railway line in Bermondsey, London[5] on 29 October 1876.

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