Ian Justin Boyton (born 19 August 1974) is a former English

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er. Boyton was a right-handed

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who bowled right-arm

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. He was born in

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. Boyton represented the

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in a single

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match against

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in the 1st round of the

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which was held in 2001. In his only List A match he scored 31 runs and with the ball he took a single wicket at a cost of 21 runs.List A Bowling For Each Team by Ian Boyton
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Ian Boyton
at CricketArchive 1974 births Living people People from Barking, London Sportspeople from the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Cricketers from Greater London English cricketers Middlesex Cricket Board cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1970s-stub