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Richard Boys (cricketer)

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Richard Boys (17 June 1849 – 4 January 1896) was an English cricketer active in 1877 who played for Lancashire. He was born in Aberdour, Fife and died in Burnley. He appeared in one first-class match as a righthanded batsman, scoring 13 runs with a highest score of 10, and held two catches.[1]

Boys operated a hatter's and hosier's shop. He and his wife were among three killed in a building collapse in 1896.[2]

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  1. ^ Richard Boys at CricketArchive
  2. ^ "Collapse of a Factory Chimney". Sheffield and Rotherham Independent. 6 January 1896. p. 6. Retrieved 24 October 2023.