John Christopher Thwaites Boyle (born 24 March 1996) is a New Zealand cricketer. Born at Christchurch, he lived at Oamaru in Otago as young child whilst his father, Justin Boyle, was the rector of St Kevin's College in the town. His father and uncle, David Boyle, both played first-class cricket; Boyle's brother Matt, made his representative debut for Canterbury in 2022–23.Muthu D (2025) Dale Phillips moves to Auckland; Tim Seifert opts for casual contract with ND, CricInfo, 17 June 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.New players confirmed in Otago list, Otago Daily Times, 27 June 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
Boyle played age-group and A team cricket for Canterbury before making his first-class debut on 22 November 2016 in the 2016–17 Plunket Shield season.Jack Boyle, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2025. He made his List A debut for Canterbury on 15 January 2017 in the 2016–17 Ford Trophy.
In October 2018, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, batting for Canterbury against Northern Districts in the 2018–19 Plunket Shield season. He made his Twenty20 debut on 15 December 2019, for Canterbury in the 2019–20 Super Smash.
In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Canterbury ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.
Ahead of the 2022/23 domestic season, Boyle was offered a contract with Central Districts. After three seasons with the side, he left to join Otago ahead of the 2024–25 season.Otago Cricket Announces Four New Otago Contracts, Otago Cricket Association, 25 June 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
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