Dannyjo Cox (born 30 July 1992) is an English

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er. Cox is a right-handed

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who fields occasionally as a

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. He was born in

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, Staffordshire. While studying for his degree in Mathematics and Sport Science at Loughborough University, Cox made his first-class debut for Loughborough MCCU against

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in 2011. He made a further first-class appearance in 2011, against Leicestershire. His two first-class appearances have so far seen him score 32 runs at an

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of 8.00, with a high score of 18. He is now club captain at

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in the

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. He has also represented

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averaging 39.92 with the bat in all competitions over 3 seasons (2011-2014).

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Dannyjo Cox
at CricketArchive 1992 births Living people Cricketers from Wolverhampton Alumni of Loughborough University English cricketers Loughborough MCCU cricketers Herefordshire cricketers Herefordshire cricket captains {{England-cricket-bio-1990s-stub