Alan Coxon (cricketer)
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| Full name | Alan John Coxon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
18 March 1930 Clapton, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
7 November 2012 (aged 82) Honiton, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Left-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1954 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 12 May 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alan John Coxon (18 March 1930 – 7 November 2012) was an English cricketer. Coxon was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Clapton, London.
Coxon made his first-class debut for Oxford University against the Free Foresters in 1951. He played 16 further first-class matches for the University, the last coming against Hampshire in 1954.[1] In his 17 first-class matches for the University, he scored 143 runs at a batting average of 11.91, with a high score of 43*.[2] With the ball he took 26 wickets at a bowling average of 49.73, with best figures of 3/55.[3] In 1958, he made his final first-class appearance when he appeared for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University.
Twenty years later, he appeared in a single Minor Counties Championship match for Buckinghamshire against Berkshire,[4] having previously played for the Essex Second XI in the competition from 1951–1952.[5]
References
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Alan Coxon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alan Coxon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Alan Coxon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Alan Coxon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ↑ "Teams Alan Coxon played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2011.