Granger Boston
English cricketer
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Granger Farwell Boston (24 May 1921 – 4 February 1958) was an English cricketer and politician.
Liverpool, England
Marylebone, London, England
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Granger Farwell Boston |
| Born | 24 May 1921 Liverpool, England |
| Died | 4 February 1958 (aged 36) Marylebone, London, England |
Source: Cricinfo, 10 April 2017 | |
Boston was born in Liverpool. After serving in the Second World War from 1939 to 1943 (when he was invalided out),[1] he read history at Clare College, Cambridge, graduating with a third in 1947.[2] He played three first-class matches for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1946.[3] Upon graduation he lectured at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, taught history at Clifton College and Oundle School, and was latterly a director of a tannery in Runcorn.[1]
Boston was the Conservative Party candidate for Gloucestershire West in the 1950 general election and for Crewe in the 1955 general election. He killed himself with a shotgun at his London apartment in 1958.[1]
