Thomas Boxall
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Thomas Boxall (dates unknown) was a noted English cricketer who played during the late 18th century. He is considered to have been "one of the finest professional cricketers" of his day.[1]
Boxall was a noted bowler and is believed to be the first player to have bowled leg breaks.[2] Bowling underarm, he took more than 300 wicketsTemplate:Efn in 89 first-class matches,Template:Efn playing between 1789 and 1803.[3] As a professional he played for a wide variety of sides, most frequently appearing for England sidesTemplate:Efn and for Kent county cricket teams, although he played as a given man for both Brighton and Middlesex teams.[3] According to Scores and Biographies, Boxall was around Script error: No such module "convert". tall, strong and muscular and may have been born at Ripley, Surrey.[4] He was employed by Stephen Amherst, who organised matches featuring Kent sides, at his estate in Kent. Amherst constructed an indoor practice area in a converted barn so that Boxall could bowl during the winter.[2]
In 1790, Boxall published one of the earliest cricket instructional books, The Cricket Guide.[5] In 1801, towards the end of his playing career, he published Rules and Instructions for Playing at the Game of Cricket.[6][7] Early editions of the book are considered to be "extremely scarce"[8] and are prized by collectors of early cricket literature. The book, which was printed in London by E Billing and was pocket sized, has been described as "perhaps the most rare and coveted" example of early cricket literature, and "the rarest of all cricket items".[9] A copy of the second edition of the book, thought to have been printed in 1802, sold at auction for £2,600 in 2010.[10]
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- ↑ Rules and Instructions for Playing at the Game of Cricket, book listing, Abe Books. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ↑ a b Rajan A (2011) Twirlymen: The Unlikely History of Cricket's Greatest Spin Bowlers, p. 24. London: Yellow Jersey Press. Template:Isbn
- ↑ a b Thomas Boxall, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-06-29. Template:Subscription required
- ↑ Haygarth A (1862) Scores & Biographies, vol. 1 (1744–1826). Lillywhite.
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- ↑ Bowen R (1970) Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development, p. 268. Eyre & Spottiswoode.
- ↑ Carter (2011) Coaching Culture, p. 11. Abingdon: Routledge. Template:Isbn
- ↑ Allen DR (2013) Cricketana, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 2013. London: Bloomsbury.
- ↑ Quoted at Auction listing, live auction 10766, 2014, Christie's. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ↑ Allen DR (2011) Cricketana, in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 2011. London: Bloomsbury.
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