Career
Born at Titchfield, Hampshire, Boys was a right-handed batsman who played as a wicket-keeper. Boys entered the British Army at the age of fifteen with the Royal Artillery based at Woolwich, where he was a musician with the Royal Artillery Band. He played cricket with some success for the Royal Artillery and was on many occasions asked to play for Kent, but was unable to get leave of absence to do southern
He did however make his debut in first-class cricket for Kent in 1875 against Hampshire.
He later made two further first-class appearances for Kent in 1881 against the Marylebone Cricket Club and Surrey. Boys scored 34 runs in his four matches, as well as taking four catches and making two stumpings.
He died suddenly at Greenwich, Kent on 1 August 1883, which was the day of his proposed wedding to his fiancéest