Edward Robert Boddington (29 April 1862 – 4 March 1897) was a

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who played

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in New Zealand from 1880 to 1888. In the seven low-scoring first-class matches played at

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, Boddington hit the highest individual score, 36, for Nelson against

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in March 1886, when Nelson made only 101 yet won by an innings and 46 runs. Boddington was educated at Nelson College from 1877 to 1878, and joined the

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, for whom he worked in Nelson,

and

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before moving to the

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branch in 1895. He died suddenly in Perth, three months after winning the

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n tennis championship. He was also a prominent golfer, cyclist and athlete.

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* * 1862 births 1897 deaths New Zealand cricketers Nelson cricketers Wellington cricketers New Zealand male tennis players People educated at Nelson College People from Wakefield, New Zealand Colony of New Zealand emigrants to colonial Australia {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1860s-stub