Raymond Fox

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.

He should not be confused with his contemporary, Ronald Fox

Raymond Fox
Personal information
Full name
Raymond Wodehouse Fox
Born(1873-07-11)11 July 1873
Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire, England
Died21 August 1948(1948-08-21) (aged 75)
Ticehurst, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicketkeeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1896 to 1898Oxford University
1896 to 1900Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 27
Runs scored 106
Batting average 5.30
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 20
Balls bowled 0
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 39/13
Source: Cricinfo, 21 November 2017

Biography

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
  1. Wisden 1967, p. 689.
  2. "Raymond Fox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. "Pavilion Gossip". Cricket: 108. 3 May 1900.
  4. "No. 27427". The London Gazette. 22 April 1902. p. 2691.


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