Raymond Fox
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| Full name | Raymond Wodehouse Fox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 July 1873 Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 August 1948 (aged 75) Ticehurst, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicketkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896 to 1898 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896 to 1900 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 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.
Biography
[edit]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.[4]
He died in Sussex in 1948.
References
[edit]- ^ Wisden 1967, p. 689.
- ^ a b "Raymond Fox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Pavilion Gossip". Cricket: 108. 3 May 1900.
- ^ "No. 27427". The London Gazette. 22 April 1902. p. 2691.
External links
[edit]- Raymond Fox at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Raymond Fox at ESPNcricinfo
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