Myles Alan Boddington (30 November 1924 – 14 February 2002) was an English first-class cricketer, noted racehorse breeder and president of the

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. The son of the first-class cricketer Robert Boddington and his wife Constance Mary Cornall, he was born at Hale, Cheshire. He was educated at

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, where he played cricket for the school cricket team and was regarded as a "a fast bowler of height and hostility". He played for the school in their centenary match in 1941 against the

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(MCC), marking a hundred years since the MCC played a Rugby School side captained by

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. After leaving Rugby School, Boddington briefly served in the

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, during which he played for the Royal Air Force cricket team in a

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match against

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in 1946. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed without scoring in the Royal Air Force first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 23 runs by

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. Despite interest in this match surrounding his bowling, he was only able to bowl three overs before pulling up injured. Three years later, he married Joan Dorothy Johnson, with the couple having three children. He later moved to

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, where he owned a farm on which he bred pigs and race horses. He was an amateur

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er of some repute. He held several administrative positions, including as president of the

. He owned several racehorses that took part in National Hunt racing. He died at Burford in February 2002.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boddington, Myles 1924 births 2002 deaths People from Hale, Greater Manchester Cricketers from Greater Manchester Sportspeople from Trafford (district) People educated at Rugby School Royal Air Force airmen English cricketers Royal Air Force cricketers 20th-century English farmers British racehorse owners and breeders Golf administrators Royal Air Force personnel of World War II 21st-century English farmers