Justin Boyle
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| Full name | Justin Gregory Boyle | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 April 1959 Christchurch, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg spin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981/82–1983/84 | Hutt Valley | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982/83–1985/86 | Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986/87–1990/91 | Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 31 January 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Justin Gregory Boyle (born 13 April 1959) is a New Zealand teacher and former cricketer who played for Wellington and Canterbury in the 1980s.[1] He was later rector of St Kevin's College, Oamaru and St Bede's College, Christchurch, working at St Bede's for 21 years and becoming the college's longest serving rector.
Early life and cricket
[edit]Born at Christchurch in 1959, Boyle was educated at St Thomas of Canterbury College in the city.[2] After playing age-group cricket for Cantebury in the late-1970s, he appeared for Hutt Valley in the Hawke Cup between the 1981–82 season and 1983–84 and made his provincial debut for Wellington in January 1983. After 42 matches for the side over three seasons, he moved to play for Canterbury from 1986–87, appearing in 10 matches for the provincial side.[1] Primarily a batsman, he scored 1,475 first-class runs in 35 matches.[3]
Professional career
[edit]An English teacher, Boyle first taught in 1982 at Burnside High School before moving to Christchurch Boys' High School.[4][5] Between 1996 and 2001, he was rector at St Kevin's College at Oamaru in Otago.[6] He moved to become rector at St Bede's College, Christchurch, an all-boys Catholic high school, from 2002 to 2023.[4] In 2005 Boyle was attacked by two youths.[7] He retired as rector in 2023, leaving to take up a leadership role in the Society of Mary in New Zealand, the catholic organisation which operates St Bede's.[4][8]
Family
[edit]Boyle's brother, David Boyle, also played provincial cricket for Canterbury.[2] Two of his sons Jack and Matt Boyle, have played first-class cricket.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Justin Boyle, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2010-02-26. (subscription required)
- ^ a b McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 23. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2023-06-05.)
- ^ Justin Boyle, CricInfo. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ a b c Kenny L (2023) St Bede's College rector leaving after 21 years says school in high demand, Stuff, 20 November 2022. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ Mitchell J (2023) Justin Boyle: facing baptisms of fire, Willows Cricket Club, 30 April 2023. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ a b New players confirmed in Otago list, Otago Daily Times, 27 June 2025. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ Bashing of principal remains mystery, New Zealand Herald, 7 November 2005. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ St Bede’s College principal calls it quits after two decades in the job, New Zealand Herald, 22 November 2022. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
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