Eric John Hopkins Dixon (1915–1941) was an English cricketer who played for Oxford University and Northamptonshire between 1936 and 1939. He was born in Horbury, Yorkshire, on 22 September 1915, educated at St Edward's School, Oxford, and

Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church ( la, Ædes Christi, the temple or house, '' ædēs'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, the college is uniqu ...

, and died 20 April 1941 on active service in World War II when flying from off the coast of Tripoli, Libya. He received a posthumous mention in despatches. He appeared in 49 first-class cricket matches as a right-handed batsman who scored 2,356 runs with a highest score of 123, one of two centuries.Eric Dixon at CricketArchive
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1915 births 1941 deaths English cricketers Northamptonshire cricketers Oxford University cricketers People from Horbury Sportspeople from the City of Wakefield Cricketers from West Yorkshire Oxford and Cambridge Universities cricketers People educated at St Edward's School, Oxford Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Fleet Air Arm aviators Royal Navy personnel killed in World War II Fleet Air Arm personnel of World War II Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1941 Military personnel from Yorkshire {{england-cricket-bio-1910s-stub