Mick Boon

Malcolm Kittson "Mick" Boon (22 July 1902 – 12 July 1988) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury between 1923 and 1927, and represented New Zealand in 1923–24.

Mick Boon
Personal information
Full name
Malcolm Kittson Boon
Born(1902-07-22)22 July 1902
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died12 July 1988(1988-07-12) (aged 85)
Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1922-23 to 1927-28Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 13
Runs scored 376
Batting average 15.66
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 72
Catches/stumpings 10/5
Source: Cricinfo, 18 April 2019

Mick Boon was a wicket-keeper and useful lower-order batsman. He was selected to play in both of New Zealand's matches against New South Wales in 1923–24, but after the first match in Christchurch his employer, the Public Trustee, refused to grant him leave to travel to Wellington for the second.[1][2] His highest first-class score was 72 for Canterbury against Auckland in 1926–27.[3]

Boon's first-class career ended when he left Christchurch and moved to Gisborne in 1930.[4] He represented Poverty Bay in Hawke Cup cricket in the 1930s.[5] He left Gisborne late in 1937 and moved to Wellington, where he worked in the civil service.[6][7] Later he returned to Christchurch, where he retired.[8]

Boon also represented Canterbury and New Zealand at lawn bowls.[9]

Boon married Rita Millard in the Christchurch suburb of Linwood in March 1930.[10] He died aged 85 in Christchurch in July 1988.[11]

References
  1. "Second Test Match". New Zealand Herald. 5 March 1924. p. 8.
  2. Don Neely & Richard Payne, Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985, Moa, Auckland, 1986, pp. 65–66.
  3. "Canterbury v Auckland 1926-27". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. "Searchlight on Sport". Poverty Bay Herald: 7. 12 November 1937.
  5. "Hawke Cup Matches played by Mick Boon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  6. "Searchlight on Sport". Poverty Bay Herald: 10. 11 December 1937.
  7. "Appointments in the Public Service" (PDF). The New Zealand Gazette: 2743. 1 December 1949.
  8. "New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 (1972)". Ancestry.com.au. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  9. "Mick Boon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  10. "Marriages". Star: 2. 10 May 1930.
  11. "Malcolm Boon". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
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