Denys Wilcox (4 June 1910 – 6 February 1953) was an English
cricket
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er and schoolmaster.
Career
Wilcox scored more than 1000 runs in his last season at
Dulwich College
Dulwich College is a 2–19 Independent school (United Kingdom), independent, Day school, day and boarding school for Single-sex education, boys in Dulwich, London, England. As a Public school (United Kingdom), public school, it began as the Col ...
, then went up to
Cambridge University
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. He played three years for
the university team, scoring a century in the
University Match
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From 2001, as part of the reorganisation of first-class cricket, ...
in 1932
and captaining them in 1933.
['']Wisden
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'' 1954, p. 931.
He played for
Essex
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between 1928 and 1947, and made a few appearances for
Free Foresters
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The Free Foresters were founded by the Rev. Will ...
in first-class matches after his Essex career ended, playing his final game in 1951.
In 1946 he and
Reginald Taylor set a
record 8th-wicket partnership for Essex of 263 runs.
He was joint captain of Essex from 1933 to 1939
and captained The Rest against an England team in a trial match for test selection in 1938.
He played as an
amateur, spending most of his time on his duties as headmaster of
Alleyn Court Prep School
Alleyn Court Prep School is a co-educational day preparatory school in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex for children up to age 11.
History
The school was founded in 1904 by Theodore Wilcox and first opened in September of that year. It was owned by the Wi ...
in
Westcliff-on-Sea
Westcliff-on-Sea (often abbreviated to Westcliff) is an inner city area of the city of Southend-on-Sea, in the City of Southend-on-Sea, in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. It is on the north shore of the lower Thames Estuary, about 34 ...
, which his father had founded in 1904.
He was a considerable influence on the early career of
Trevor Bailey
Trevor Edward Bailey (3 December 1923 – 10 February 2011) was an England Test cricketer, cricket writer and broadcaster.
An all-rounder, Bailey was known for his skilful but unspectacular batting. As the BBC reflected in his obituary: "Hi ...
, a pupil at Alleyn Court who also played for Dulwich School, Cambridge and Essex.
Wilcox's son
John
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* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
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* Secon ...
, who also played for Essex, also later became headmaster of Alleyn Court.
Denys Wilcox died of
leukemia
Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia and pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or ...
in 1953 at the age of 42.
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1910 births
1953 deaths
English cricketers
Essex cricketers
People educated at Alleyn Court School
People educated at Dulwich College
People from Westcliff-on-Sea
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Cambridge University cricketers
Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
North v South cricketers
Free Foresters cricketers
Essex cricket captains
Gentlemen of England cricketers
Schoolteachers from Essex
Deaths from leukemia
English cricketers of 1919 to 1945