John Boothby

Major-General John George Boothby (22 June 1824 – 27 April 1876) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

John Boothby
Birth name	John George Boothby
Born	(1824-06-22)22 June 1824 Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	27 April 1876(1876-04-27) (aged 51) Charlton, London, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1844–1875
Rank	Major-general
Battles/wars	Crimean War
Awards	Legion of Honour Order of the Medjidie
Cricket information
Batting	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1858–1859	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 10 Batting average 3.33 100s/50s –/– Top score 5 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: John Boothby at ESPNcricinfo

The son of The Reverend Brooke Boothby, he was born in June 1824 at Southwell, Nottinghamshire. He was educated at Charterhouse School,^[1] after which he attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He graduated from there as a second lieutenant into the Royal Artillery in June 1844,^[2] with promotion to first lieutenant following in April 1846.^[3] Shortly before the commencement of the Crimean War, he was promoted to second captain in August 1852.^[4] Boothby served in the conflict and saw action at the battles of Alma and Balaclava, and the Siege of Sevastopol.^[5] He was twice promoted during the war, being made a brevet major in December 1854,^[6] and promoted to captain in September 1855.^[7] For his contribution to the war, Boothby was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour by France and was decorated with the Order of the Medjidie, 5th Class by the Ottoman Empire.^[8][9]

Boothby played first-class cricket in England for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1858 and 1859, making two appearances against Cambridge University at Cambridge and Kent at Maidstone.^[10] scoring 10 runs with a highest score of 5.^[11] As his military career progressed, Boothby became a brevet lieutenant colonel in March 1862,^[12] before gaining the full rank in August 1866.^[13] Having completed five years as a lieutenant colonel in September 1871, he was made a colonel in the Army under the provisions of the Royal Warrant.^[14] Boothby retired from active service on full pay in July 1875, at which point he was granted the honorary rank of major-general.^[15] He died in April 1876 at Charlton, Kent.^[5]

References

1. Parish, W. D. (1879). List of Carthusians, 1800 to 1879. Farncombe and Company. p. 27.
2. "No. 20356". The London Gazette. 25 June 1844. p. 2179.
3. "No. 20591". The London Gazette. 3 April 1846. p. 1237.
4. "No. 21349". The London Gazette. 17 August 1852. p. 2236.
5. Pollock, Arthur William Alsager (1876). The United Service Magazine. Vol. 141. H. Colburn. p. 244.
6. "No. 21669". The London Gazette. 24 April 1855. p. 1576.
7. "No. 21792". The London Gazette. 2 October 1855. p. 3653.
8. "No. 21909". The London Gazette. 4 August 1856. p. 2705.
9. "No. 22107". The London Gazette. 2 March 1858. p. 1261.
10. "First-Class Matches played by John Boothby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
11. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Boothby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
12. "No. 22613". The London Gazette. 1 April 1862. p. 1733.
13. "No. 7677". The Edinburgh Gazette. 18 September 1866. p. 1114.
14. "No. 23780". The London Gazette. 29 September 1871. p. 4099.
15. "No. 24230". The London Gazette. 23 July 1875. p. 3718.

External links

• John Boothby at ESPNcricinfo