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John Fox (cricketer, born 1929)

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John Fox
Personal information
Full name
John George Fox
Born(1929-07-22)22 July 1929
Norton, County Durham, England
Died2 August 2016(2016-08-02) (aged 87)
Devon, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1968–1969Devon
1964Durham
1959–1961Warwickshire
1950–1958Durham
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 43
Runs scored 515
Batting average 10.72
100s/50s –/1
Top score 52
Balls bowled 3
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 91/14
Source: Cricinfo, 16 April 2011

John George "Jackie" Fox (22 July 1929 – 2 August 2016) was an English cricketer. Fox was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He was born in Norton, County Durham.

Fox made his debut in county cricket for Durham in the 1950 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1950 to 1958.[1] Following his final Minor Counties Championship appearance for Durham in 1958 against the Warwickshire Second XI, he proceeded to join Warwickshire in 1959. He made his first-class debut against Northamptonshire.

Fox played first-class cricket for Warwickshire from 1959 to 1961, playing 43 first-class matches.[2] In these, he scored 515 runs at a batting average of 10.72, with a single half century highest score of 52 against the 1959 Indian touring team.[3] Behind the stumps he took 91 catches and made 14 stumpings.

He lost his place in the Warwickshire side to A. C. Smith in the second half of the 1960 season after Smith had finished at Oxford University, and though he played a few more games in 1961 he left Warwickshire at the end of that season. He did not return to county cricket until 1964, when he played again for Durham in the Minor Counties Championship, playing twice for the county that season against the Warwickshire Second XI and Staffordshire.[1] He later played Minor Counties Championship cricket for Devon from 1968 to 1969.[1]

He died in 2016.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Jackie Fox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  2. ^ "First-class matches played by Jackie Fox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Warwickshire v Indians, 1959". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Jackie Fox". Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
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