Dennis Cox
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| Full name | Dennis Frank Cox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 December 1925 Bermondsey, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 February 2001 (aged 75) Chislehurst, Kent, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961–1967 | Cheshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949–1957 | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 October 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dennis Frank Cox (21 December 1925 – 22 February 2001) was an English
batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Bermondsey
, London.
Cox made his
five wicket hauls, these figures came against Cambridge University in 1952, with him taking match figures of 11/70.[5] He left Surrey at the end of the 1958 season
.
He proceeded to join
Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1961 to 1967.[6] He made two List A appearances for Cheshire.[7] The first of these came against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup. Again his former county, he went wicket-less and was dismissed for a duck by David Sydenham.[8] His second of these came against Lancashire in the 1965 Gillette Cup. Cox didn't bowl in this match, while with the bat he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Ken Higgs.[9]
He later served at the President of Surrey County Cricket Club, in doing so becoming only the fourth former professional cricketer to do so.[10] He died at Chislehurst, Surrey on 22 February 2001.
References
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Dennis Cox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Dennis Cox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "Surrey v Gloucestershire, 1955 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Dennis Cox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "Surrey v Cambridge University, 1952". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Dennis Cox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Dennis Cox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "Cheshire v Surrey, 1964 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "Cheshire v Lancashire, 1965 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "Player profile: Dennis Cox". EPSNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
External links
- Dennis Cox at ESPNcricinfo
- Dennis Cox at CricketArchive