Raymond Fox | |
Fullname: | Raymond Wodehouse Fox |
Birth Date: | 11 July 1873 |
Birth Place: | Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire, England |
Death Place: | Ticehurst, Sussex, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Role: | Wicketkeeper |
Year1: | 1896 to 1898 |
Year2: | 1896 to 1900 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 27 |
Runs1: | 106 |
Bat Avg1: | 5.30 |
100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
Top Score1: | 20 |
Deliveries1: | 0 |
Wickets1: | – |
Bowl Avg1: | – |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | – |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 39/13 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/13177.html Cricinfo |
Date: | 21 November 2017 |
Raymond Wodehouse Fox (11 July 1873 – 21 August 1948) was a British Army officer and cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Oxford University from 1896 to 1898, for Sussex from 1896 to 1900, and occasional matches thereafter.
Fox was born in Gloucestershire, and educated at Wellington College, Berkshire,[1] and Hertford College, Oxford.[2] In all he appeared in 27 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He scored 106 runs with a highest score of 20 and completed 39 catches with 13 stumpings.[2]
He joined the army as a second lieutenant in 1900 and served in the Boer War.[3] He was promoted to Lieutenant on 8 January 1902, and joined the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in March the same year.
He died in Sussex in 1948.