John Boak

John Boak (27 June 1837 – 29 October 1876) was a Scottish cricketer. Boak was a right-handed batsman bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Edinburgh and educated at the Royal High School.

John Boak

Personal information
Full name	John Boak
Born	(1837-06-27)27 June 1837 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	29 October 1876(1876-10-29) (aged 39) Bermondsey, London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1873	Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 19 Batting average 9.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 11 Balls bowled 56 Wickets 1 Bowling average 37.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/20 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 December 2010

Boak made his only first-class appearance for Middlesex against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1873.^[1] In his only first-class match, he scored 19 runs at a batting average of 9.50, with a high score of 11. In the field he took 2 catches.^[2] With the ball he took a single wicket at a bowling average of 37.00, with best figures of 1/20.^[3]

Prior to his single first-class match, Boak emigrated to Australia in 1858. While there he played initially for a combined New South Wales and Victoria in the 1861/62 season. In the 1863/64 season, Boak played for New South Wales and the following season for Queensland.^[4] His matches for both New South Wales and Queensland came before either state held first-class status. He later returned to England in 1868.

Three years after playing for Middlesex, Boak was killed when he was hit by a train while crossing a railway line in Bermondsey, London^[5] on 29 October 1876.