Mick Boon

Malcolm Kittson Boon, known as Mick Boon, was a New Zealand cricketer and lawn bowler, born on 22 July 1902 and died on 12 July 1988 in Christchurch. A wicket-keeper and useful lower-order batsman, he played first-class cricket for Canterbury between 1923 and 1927 and was picked for New Zealand's two matches against New South Wales in 1923-24, although his employer refused him leave for the second. His highest first-class score was 72 for Canterbury against Auckland in 1926-27. After moving to Gisborne in 1930 he ended his first-class career and played Hawke Cup cricket for Poverty Bay. Later he took up lawn bowls, representing Canterbury and New Zealand, and was a member of New Zealand's team at the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth.