John Boak, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Boak

Scottish cricketer

Date of Birth: 27-Jun-1837

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 29-Oct-1876

Profession: cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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.
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.
With the ball he took a single wicket at a bowling average of 37.00, with best figures of 1/20.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.
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 on 29 October 1876.