George Cox Jr
Cox in about 1933
Personal information
Born(1911-08-23)23 August 1911
Warnham, Sussex, England
Died30 March 1985(1985-03-30) (aged 73)
Burgess Hill, Sussex, England
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 455
Runs scored 22,949
Batting average 32.92
100s/50s 50/97
Top score 234*
Balls bowled 13,723
Wickets 192
Bowling average 30.91
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/125
Catches/stumpings 141/–
Source: CricketArchive, 7 June 2017

George Cox (23 August 1911 – 30 March 1985) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Sussex. He was also a footballer who played for Arsenal and Fulham.[2]

Career

Born in Warnham, Sussex, as a cricketer Cox was primarily an attacking right-handed batsman, also an occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler and in his youth a fine cover fielder. Cox played for Sussex and had a first-class career which started in 1931. He went on to play 455 first-class matches, making 22949 runs at an average of 32.92, that included 50 centuries, with a highest score of 234 not out.[2][3]

Cox also played football for Arsenal, whom he joined in November 1933. Cox stayed at Highbury for the following three years, where he played predominantly in the Football Combination. In the Combination, Cox scored 53 times in 75 games for the Gunners. He played seven times for the first team, scoring once for the club.[2]

In the summer of 1936, Cox moved to Fulham for a transfer fee of £150. After a sole season with Fulham, Cox then journeyed to Luton Town. It was at the Hatters that his footballing career ended.[2]

He was a cricket coach at Sussex from 1960 to 1964.[2]

Personal life

He was generally known as George Cox junior in order to distinguish him from his father George Cox senior, who was also a successful player for the same county. He was a notably witty conversationalist[4] and letter writer. Cox died on 30 March 1985 in Burgess Hill, Sussex.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Fulham. Cox is just what Fulham needed". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vi – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "George Cox". Arsenal.com.
  3. 1 2 "George Cox Jr: Cricket for Sussex, football for Arsenal and Fulham". Cricket Country.com.
  4. ↑ A. A. Thomson (10 June 1961). "This Cox is a Pippin". The Cricketer. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2017.


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