Alan Coxon (cricketer)

Alan John Coxon
Personal information
Full name Alan John Coxon
Born (1930-03-18)18 March 1930
Clapton, London, England
Died 7 November 2012(2012-11-07) (aged 82)
Honiton, Devon, England
Batting Left-handed
Bowling Left-arm fast-medium
Relations yes
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1978 Buckinghamshire
1958 Marylebone Cricket Club
1951–1954 Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 18
Runs scored 144
Batting average 12.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 43*
Balls bowled 2,364
Wickets 28
Bowling average 48.21
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 3/55
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 May 2011

Alan John Coxon (18 March 1930 – 7 November 2012) was an English cricketer. Coxon was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium.

Coxon was born in Clapton, London, and educated at Harrow County School for Boys and Lincoln College, Oxford.

Coxon made his first-class debut for Oxford University against the Free Foresters in 1951. He played 16 further first-class matches for the University, the last coming against Hampshire in 1954.[1] In his 17 first-class matches for the University, he scored 143 runs at a batting average of 11.91, with a high score of 43*.[2] With the ball he took 26 wickets at a bowling average of 49.73, with best figures of 3/55.[3] In 1958, he made his final first-class appearance when he appeared for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University.

Twenty years later, he appeared in a single Minor Counties Championship match for Buckinghamshire against Berkshire,[4] having previously played for the Essex Second XI in the competition from 1951–1952.[5]

After university, Coxon joined the Guinness brewing company and ran their Nigerian company. Later he was a main board director.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Alan Coxon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2011. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alan Coxon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2011. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Alan Coxon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2011. (Subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Alan Coxon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2011. (Subscription required (help)).
  5. ↑ "Teams Alan Coxon played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2011. (Subscription required (help)).
  6. ↑ "Harrow County School for Boys". jeffreymaynard.com.
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