George Cox (23 August 1911 – 30 March 1985) was an English

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adju ...

er who played for

Sussex Sussex (Help:IPA/English, /ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English ''Sūþseaxe''; lit. 'South Saxons'; 'Sussex') is an area within South East England that was historically a kingdom of Sussex, kingdom and, later, a Historic counties of England, ...

. He was also a footballer who played for

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and

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies in a loop on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea, London, Chelsea ...

Career

Born in

Warnham Warnham is a village and civil parish in the Horsham (district), Horsham district of West Sussex, England. The village is centred north-northwest of Horsham, from London, to the west of the A24 road (Great Britain), A24 road. The parish is in ...

, as a cricketer Cox was primarily an attacking right-handed batsman, also an occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler and in his youth a fine cover fielder. Cox played for Sussex and had a first-class career which started in 1931. He went on to play 455 first-class matches, making 22949 runs at an average of 32.92, that included 50 centuries, with a highest score of 234 not out. Cox also played

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for

, whom he joined in November 1933. Cox stayed at

Highbury Highbury is an area of North London, England, in the London Borough of Islington. Highbury Manor Highbury was once owned by Ranulf, brother of Ilger, and included all the areas north and east of Canonbury and Holloway Roads. The manor hou ...

for the following three years, where he played predominantly in the

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. In the Combination, Cox scored 53 times in 75 games for the Gunners. He played seven times for the first team, scoring once for the club. In the summer of 1936, Cox moved to

for a transfer fee of £150. After a sole season with Fulham, Cox then journeyed to

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club from Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The club currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "The Hatters", L ...

. It was at the Hatters that his footballing career ended. He was a cricket coach at Sussex from 1960 to 1964.

Personal life

He was generally known as George Cox junior in order to distinguish him from his father George Cox senior, who was also a successful player for the same county. He was a notably witty conversationalist and letter writer. Cox died on 30 March 1985 in

Burgess Hill Burgess Hill () is a town and civil parish in West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park, south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and northeast of the county town, Chichester. ...

, Sussex.

References

External links

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''This Cox is a Pippin''
by

A. A. Thomson Arthur Alexander Thomson, (7 April 1894 at Harrogate, Yorkshire – 2 June 1968 near Lord's in London) was an English writer best known for his books on cricket, for which he used the byline A. A. Thomson. He wrote nearly 60 books in all, inclu ...

, 1961
Obituary
from ''

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'', 1986 edition 1911 births 1985 deaths English cricketers People from Warnham Sussex cricketers English cricket coaches English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Arsenal F.C. players Fulham F.C. players English Football League players Royal Air Force cricketers H. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI cricketers North v South cricketers L. C. Stevens' XI cricketers Cricketers from West Sussex 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-cricket-bio-1910s-stub