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.

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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