Background
He was born in King"s Lynn, Norfolk.
He was born in King"s Lynn, Norfolk.
Boyden was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. Boyden made his debut for Norfolk in the 1996 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. Boyden played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1996 to 1999, which included 26 Minor Counties Championship matches and 11 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
He made his List A debut against Warwickshire in the 1997 National Westminster Trophy.
He made 2 further List A appearances, against Durham in the 1998 National Westminster Trophy and the Surrey Cricket Board in the 1999 National Westminster Trophy. In his 3 List A matches, he batted just once, scoring an unbeaten 8 runs against Warwickshire.