Francis Dixon (cricketer) explained

Francis Dixon
Country:England
Fullname:Francis Dixon
Birth Date:2 November 1854
Birth Place:Heanor, Derbyshire, England
Death Place:England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right=arm offbreak
Year1:1885
Type1:FC
Debutdate1:28 May
Debutyear1:1885
Debutfor1:Derbyshire
Debutagainst1:Surrey
Lastdate1:3 September
Lastyear1:1891
Lastfor1:Nottinghamshire XI
Lastagainst1:Gentlemen of England
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:2
Runs1:23
Bat Avg1:5.75
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:15
Deliveries1:10
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:February
Year:2012
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29089/29089.html CricketArchive

Francis Dixon (2 November 1854 – 20 August 1943) was an English medical doctor and cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1885.

Dixon was born at Langley in Heanor, Derbyshire. He studied medicine in Edinburgh and Glasgow and qualified as LRCP and LRCSEd in 1878, and took the LSA in 1879.[1] He was a doctor in practice at Eastwood, Nottinghamshire in 1881.[2] He played his one and only game for Derbyshire in the 1885 season when the team lost to Surrey. He appeared subsequently in occasional games. He played two matches for Richard Daft's XI against Leicester in 1888 and 1889 and also played for Nottingham Castle. His second first-class match was in 1891, for Mordecai Sherwin's Nottinghamshire XI against the Gentlemen of England.

Dixon was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler [3]

Dixon was medical officer of Health for Eastwood UDC and served on the committee of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club for over 40 years.[1]

Dixon died in Eastwood aged 88.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2285181/pdf/brmedj03960-0034a.pdf British Medical Journal Obituary 16 October 1943
  2. British Census 1881
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29089/29089.html Francis Dixon at Cricket Archive