Roger Cox (born 27 April 1947) is a former English cricketer. Cox was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Luton, Bedfordshire.

Roger Cox
Personal information
Full name
Roger Cox
Born (1947-04-27) 27 April 1947 (age 77)
Luton, Bedfordshire
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1967–1975Bedfordshire
1971Minor Counties
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 1 5
Runs scored 24 23
Batting average 24.00 7.66
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 24 12
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 August 2011

Cox made his debut for Bedfordshire against Staffordshire in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1967 to 1975, making 47 Minor Counties Championship appearances.[1] He made his List A debut against Dorset in the 1968 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup.[2] In his 5 List A matches, he scored 23 runs at an average of 7.66, with a high score of 12.[3]

Cox also made a single first-class appearance, which came for the Minor Counties against the touring Indians in 1971.[4] He was dismissed for 24 in the Minor Counties first-innings by Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, while in the second-innings he retired hurt, having not scored any runs.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Roger Cox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  2. ^ "List A Matches played by Roger Cox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  3. ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Roger Cox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Roger Cox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Minor Counties v Indians, 1971". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2011.

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