Dennis Cox Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Dennis Frank Cox
Birth Date:21 December 1925
Birth Place:Bermondsey, London, England
Death Place:Chislehurst, Kent, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast-medium
Club1:Cheshire
Year1:1961–1967
Club2:Surrey
Year2:1949–1957
Columns:2
Column1:First-class
Matches1:42
Runs1:660
Bat Avg1:18.85
100S/50S1:–/4
Top Score1:57
Deliveries1:4,865
Wickets1:68
Bowl Avg1:34.05
Fivefor1:2
Tenfor1:1
Best Bowling1:7/22
Catches/Stumpings1:39/–
Column2:List A
Matches2:2
Runs2:2
Bat Avg2:1.00
100S/50S2:–/–
Top Score2:2
Deliveries2:78
Wickets2:
Bowl Avg2:
Fivefor2:
Tenfor2:
Best Bowling2:
Catches/Stumpings2:1/–
Date:4 October
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11377.html Cricinfo

Dennis Frank Cox (21 December 1925 – 22 February 2001) was an English cricketer and cricket administrator. Cox was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Bermondsey, London.

Career

Cox made his first-class debut for Surrey against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1949. He made 41 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in 1957 County Championship.[1] In his 41 first-class appearances for the university, he scored a total of 660 runs at an average of 18.85, with a high score of 57.[2] This score, was of four fifties he made, came against Gloucestershire in 1955.[3] With the ball, he took 68 wickets at a bowling average of 34.05, with best figures of 7/22.[4] One of two 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 Cheshire in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. He played 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]

Death

He died at Chislehurst, Kent on 22 February 2001.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Dennis Cox. CricketArchive. 4 October 2011.
  2. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Dennis Cox. CricketArchive. 4 October 2011.
  3. Web site: Surrey v Gloucestershire, 1955 County Championship. CricketArchive. 4 October 2011.
  4. Web site: First-class Bowling For Each Team by Dennis Cox. CricketArchive. 4 October 2011.
  5. Web site: Surrey v Cambridge University, 1952. CricketArchive. 4 October 2011.
  6. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Dennis Cox. CricketArchive. 4 October 2011.
  7. Web site: List A Matches played by Dennis Cox. CricketArchive. 4 October 2011.
  8. Web site: Cheshire v Surrey, 1964 Gillette Cup. CricketArchive. 4 October 2011.
  9. Web site: Cheshire v Lancashire, 1965 Gillette Cup. CricketArchive. 4 October 2011.
  10. Web site: Player profile: Dennis Cox. EPSNcricinfo. 4 October 2011.