 A few weeks later, Boorman made his first known appearance in an important match when he played for Mann's Bourne team against Henry Rowett's Caterham on Westerham Common.One of the earliest scorecards has survived and records that Boorman scored one and nine, but Caterham won by 14 runs.Boorman played mostly for Kent, but he also made appearances for All-England teams.