David Boyle (cricketer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | David John Boyle |
| Born | 14 February 1961 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break |
| Role | Batsman |
| Relations |
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| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1980/81–1994/95 | Canterbury |
Source: Cricinfo, 14 October 2020 | |
David John Boyle (born 14 February 1961) is a New Zealand cricketer. He played in 69 first-class and 28 List A matches for Canterbury between the 1980–81 season and 1994–95.[1]
Born at Christchurch in 1961, Boyle was educated at St Thomas of Canterbury College in the city.[2] He played club cricket for the Burnside-West University and Marist clubs in Christchurch.[3] An opening batsman who played wearing glasses,[4] he made his first-class debut against a New Zealand under-23 side in December 1980. Batting in the middle-order on debut, he took three wickets with his off-breaks; in the remainder of his first-class career he took only six more.[5][6]
After playing irregularly for the Canterbury side during the early-1980s whilst a student,[7] After touring the country with the New Zealand Universities side, Boyle became an established member of the side at the end of the 1985–86 season. He scored his maiden first-class century against Otago in February 1986, making 149 runs in a "solid and watchful" innings which featured "many handsome attacking strokes".[8] He played regularly until the end of the 1993–94 season, scoring a total of 3,216 first-class runs, including three centuries.[5] His brother, Justin Boyle, had played alongside him at Burnside-West before moving to Wellington.[6] He returned to Canterbury during the mid-1980s and the brothers played alongside each other for the Canterbury side occasionally.[5]
Since retiring from cricket Boyle has worked as a company director.[2]
References
- ^ David Boyle, CricInfo. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ a b McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 23. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2023-06-05.)
- ^ St Albans chases fourth successive club cricket title, The Press, 29 September 1989, p. 30. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 15 May 2025.)
- ^ Boyle called to bat with broken thumb, The Press, 7 February 1989, p. 48. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 15 May 2025.)
- ^ a b c David Boyle, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 May 2025. (subscription required)
- ^ a b Big day for Boyle brothers, The Press, 6 January 1983, p. 24. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 15 May 2025.)
- ^ Boyle added, The Press, 19 February 1985, p. 40. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 15 May 2025.)
- ^ David Boyle scores maiden century, The Press, 7 February 1986, p. 32. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 15 May 2025.)