Sydney Cox (23 May 1905 – 5 March 1969) was an English cricketer who played for

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. He appeared in six first-class matches in 1932 as a righthanded

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who

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right-arm medium pace. Cox was born in

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on 23 May 1905 and died there on 5 March 1969. He scored 89 runs with a highest score of 25 and took one

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with a best performance of one for 10.Sydney Cox at CricketArchive
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