Alan Coxon (cricketer)

Alan Coxon

Personal information
Full name	Alan John Coxon
Born	(1930-03-18)18 March 1930 Clapton, London, England
Died	Honiton, Devon, England
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Left-arm fast-medium
Relations	yes
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1978	Buckinghamshire
1958	Marylebone Cricket Club
1951–1954	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 18 Runs scored 144 Batting average 12.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 43* Balls bowled 2,364 Wickets 28 Bowling average 48.21 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 3/55 Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 May 2011

Alan John Coxon (18 March 1930 – 7 November 2012) was an English cricketer. Coxon was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Clapton, London.

Coxon made his first-class debut for Oxford University against the Free Foresters in 1951. He played 16 further first-class matches for the University, the last coming against Hampshire in 1954. In his 17 first-class matches for the University, he scored 143 runs at a batting average of 11.91, with a high score of 43*. With the ball he took 26 wickets at a bowling average of 49.73, with best figures of 3/55. In 1958, he made his final first-class appearance when he appeared for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University.

Twenty years later, he appeared in a single Minor Counties Championship match for Buckinghamshire against Berkshire, having previously played for the Essex Second XI in the competition from 1951–1952.

External links

• Alan Coxon at ESPNcricinfo
• Alan Coxon at CricketArchive