About John Fox
Lived 1929 – 2016 (aged 87). John Fox was a British cricketer.
John George "Jackie" Fox (22 July 1929 – 2 August 2016) was an English cricketer. Fox was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He was born in Norton, County Durham.
Fox made his debut in county cricket for Durham in the 1950 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1950 to 1958. Following his final Minor Counties Championship appearance for Durham in 1958 against the Warwickshire Second XI, he proceeded to join Warwickshire in 1959. He made his first-class debut against Northamptonshire.
Fox played first-class cricket for Warwickshire from 1959 to 1961, playing 43 first-class matches. In these, he scored 515 runs at a batting average of 10.72, with a single half century highest score of 52 against the 1959 Indian touring team. Behind the stumps he took 91 catches and made 14 stumpings.
He lost his place in the Warwickshire side to A. C. Smith in the second half of the 1960 season after Smith had finished at Oxford University, and though he played a few more games in 1961 he left Warwickshire at the end of that season. He did not return to county cricket until 1964, when he played again for Durham in the Minor Counties Championship, playing twice for the county that season against the Warwickshire Second XI and Staffordshire.
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Who was John Fox?
English cricketer, born 1929
When was John Fox born?
John Fox was born on 22 July 1929 in Norton.
When did John Fox die?
John Fox died on 2 August 2016 in Devon.
What was John Fox's occupation?
John Fox was a cricketer.
What nationality was John Fox?
John Fox was British.
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· DBpedia: John Fox (cricketer, born 1929)
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