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Full name | James Lawrence Boyd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 18 August 1891 Amoy, Fujian, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 15 June 1930 Arosa, Graubünden, Switzerland | (aged 38)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 26 November 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Lawrence Boyd DSC (18 August 1891 – 15 June 1930) was a Scottish first-class cricketer, rugby union international and Royal Navy officer.
He played for United Services. [1]
He played for Anglo-Scots on 23 December 1911. [2]
Boyd was selected to play rugby union for Scotland as a fly-half in 1912, making two Test appearances against England in the Five Nations Championship in March, and South Africa in November, with both matches played at Inverleith. [3]
In 1913 he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Royal Navy against the British Army cricket team at Lord's. [4]
Following the war, he made a further first-class appearance for the Royal Navy against the Army at Lord's in 1919. [4]
The son of Thomas Morgan Boyd, a Scottish tea merchant, Boyd was born in China at Amoy.
He was educated in England at the Royal Naval College, Osborne from where he entered into the Royal Navy as a sub-lieutenant. In 1913, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. [5]
Boyd served with the navy in the First World War, during which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in October 1916 in recognition of his service aboard submarines. [6]
He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander in April 1921, [7] with promotion to the rank of commander following in June 1926. [8] He was placed on the retired list in February 1930, on account of ill health. [9]
Boyd died shortly after retiring, in June 1930, at Arosa in Switzerland.
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Full name | James Lawrence Boyd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 18 August 1891 Amoy, Fujian, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 15 June 1930 Arosa, Graubünden, Switzerland | (aged 38)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 26 November 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Lawrence Boyd DSC (18 August 1891 – 15 June 1930) was a Scottish first-class cricketer, rugby union international and Royal Navy officer.
He played for United Services. [1]
He played for Anglo-Scots on 23 December 1911. [2]
Boyd was selected to play rugby union for Scotland as a fly-half in 1912, making two Test appearances against England in the Five Nations Championship in March, and South Africa in November, with both matches played at Inverleith. [3]
In 1913 he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Royal Navy against the British Army cricket team at Lord's. [4]
Following the war, he made a further first-class appearance for the Royal Navy against the Army at Lord's in 1919. [4]
The son of Thomas Morgan Boyd, a Scottish tea merchant, Boyd was born in China at Amoy.
He was educated in England at the Royal Naval College, Osborne from where he entered into the Royal Navy as a sub-lieutenant. In 1913, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. [5]
Boyd served with the navy in the First World War, during which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in October 1916 in recognition of his service aboard submarines. [6]
He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander in April 1921, [7] with promotion to the rank of commander following in June 1926. [8] He was placed on the retired list in February 1930, on account of ill health. [9]
Boyd died shortly after retiring, in June 1930, at Arosa in Switzerland.