George Cox (cricketer, born 1859)
Appearance
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Full name | George Robert Cox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 9 November 1859 Twickenham, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 24 February 1936 Hoylake, Cheshire, England | (aged 76)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Alexander Cox (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 October 2015 |
George Robert Cox (9 November 1859 – 24 February 1936) was an English cricketer who made one appearance in first-class cricket in 1884. He was a right-handed batsman.
Cox made what would be his only appearance in first-class cricket in 1884 when he was selected for the Liverpool and District cricket team against the touring Australians at Aigburth.[1] In a match which the Australians won by 1 wicket, Cox was dismissed for ducks in both Liverpool and District innings, bowled by George Giffen and Joey Palmer in each innings respectively.[2]
He died at Hoylake, Cheshire on 24 February 1936. His brother Alexander Cox was also a first-class cricketer.
References
[edit]- ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Cox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Liverpool and District v Australians, 1884". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
External links
[edit]- George Cox at ESPNcricinfo
- George Cox at CricketArchive
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