Ernest Coxon

Ernest James de Veuille Coxon (10 December 1857 8 April 1924) was an English first-class cricketer.

Ernest Coxon
Personal information
Full name
Ernest James de Veuille Coxon
Born10 December 1857
Bishop's Hull, Somerset, England
Died8 April 1924(1924-04-08) (aged 66)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine,
France
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 31
Batting average 15.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 21
Balls bowled 15
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 June 2019

Coxon was born in December 1857 at Bishop's Hull, Somerset. He played minor matches for Hong Kong, playing in the interport matches against Shanghai and the Straits Settlements in October 1889 and January 1890.[1] He returned to England shortly thereafter, where he made a single first-class appearance for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University at Oxford in 1890.[2] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the Gentlemen of England's first-innings for 10 runs by Lionel Palairet, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 21 runs by Percy Farrant.[3] Having played for Hong Kong in the interport match against Shanghai in February 1892,[1] he was unable to fulfil the return October fixture in Shanghai. His unavailability likely saved his life, as the SS Bokhara transporting the Hong Kong team to Shanghai sunk, resulting in the deaths of all but two members of the Hong Kong team. Coxon later died in France at Neuilly-sur-Seine in April 1924.

References

  1. "Miscellaneous Matches played by Ernest Coxon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Ernest Coxon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. "Oxford University v Gentlemen of England, 1890". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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