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Cecil Dixon (other)
Cecil Dixon may refer to: * Cec Dixon (1891–1969), South African cricketer * Cecil Dixon (cricketer) Cecil Egerton Dixon (21 July 1903 — 3 March 1973) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and an officer in the Intelligence Corps during the Second World War. The son of Brigadier-General Henry Grey Dixon, he was born in July 1903 at Duns, B ... (1903–1973), Scottish cricketer * Cecil Dixon (footballer) (born 1935), English former footballer {{hndis, Dixon, Cecil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cec Dixon
Cecil Donovan Dixon (12 February 1891 in Potchefstroom, South African Republic – 9 September 1969 in Johannesburg) played first-class cricket between 1913 and 1924. He was educated at Potchefstroom High School for Boys. Cec Dixon was a medium-to-fast-medium pace bowler and tail-end batsman. From 39 innings he amassed just 184 runs with a top score of 27 and ended his career with an average below six. But he was a respected bowler who took five wickets in an innings on six occasions and ten wickets in a match once. His best figures, 7 for 16, were gained at the expense of Griqualand West in a Currie Cup match played at Johannesburg in 1923/24. In that season Dixon took 33 wickets at an average of exactly 10 runs apiece, topped the national bowling averages and helped Transvaal to their eighth domestic title. Dixon toured England with South Africa during the summer of 1924 but was rather disappointing. His only success of note was against Scotland at Glasgow where he took 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecil Dixon (cricketer)
Cecil Egerton Dixon (21 July 1903 — 3 March 1973) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and an officer in the Intelligence Corps during the Second World War. The son of Brigadier-General Henry Grey Dixon, he was born in July 1903 at Duns, Berwickshire. He was educated in England at Wellington College, before attending the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. He graduated from there into the King's Own Scottish Borderers (KOSB) as a second lieutenant in 1921, before being promoted to lieutenant in August 1925. Dixon played first-class cricket for Hampshire in the 1926 County Championship, making two appearances against Gloucestershire at Southampton and Derbyshire at Chesterfield. He resigned his commission with the KOSB in January 1931, becoming a steel merchant. During the Second World War, Dixon was an emergency commission with the rank of second lieutenant, being appointed into the Intelligence Corps. He held the war substantive rank of captain by September 1943. His ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |