Coxon was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire.[1]World War II delayed Coxon's first-class debut for Yorkshire to 1945, when he was 29.[2] Coxon was an aggressive fast-medium bowler who played for England once – against Australia in 1948 at Lord's. Coxon was included in the team for the final Test at Oval against West Indies in 1950 to cover for the injured Trevor Bailey but Bailey eventually played.[3] There were rumours of an argument with Denis Compton, and his prickly nature was later attested to by Brian Close. Coxon retired after the 1950 season,[2] allegedly in umbrage at his non-selection for the forthcoming Ashes tour, and moved to play Minor counties cricket with Durham. He played 29 times for that county between 1951 and 1954, taking 127 wickets and scoring 1,047 runs with two centuries. His highest score was 102 not out against Yorkshire Second XI at Scarborough in 1952. Also in 1952, he achieved his best bowling figures for Durham; nine for 28 and six for 58 against Staffordshire.
He also played professionally with Sunderland, where he took 753 wickets at 8.73 runs apiece, and scored 3,764 runs at an average of 34.21.
In 1959, he moved to South Shields where he took 443 wickets for 10.28 and scored 2,663 runs at 23.63. He had shorter spells with both Wearmouth and Bolden, before finally retiring from the sport some distance past his 50th birthday, although still coaching at Whitburn Cricket Club in 1979.
He also played soccer for Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. in wartime matches. He kept up a keen interest in club cricket until the end.
Cultural Influences and Referencesedit
Coxsone DoddCD (26 January 1932 – 4 May 2004), a Jamaican record producer who was highly influential worldwide in the development and evolution of ska, reggae, dub, and sound system culture as an international phenomenon, was nicknamed "Coxsone" due to his talent as a cricketer, his friends comparing him to Alec Coxon.[4]
Referencesedit
^ abcBateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 46. ISBN1-869833-21-X.
^ abWarner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 366. ISBN978-1-905080-85-4.
^When journalist Roger Steffens asked Dodd about the spelling of his name, he asserted that it was "Coxson" without the 'e' found on the spelling of the record label "Coxsone". Steffens referenced this anecdote in The Beat magazine and The Reggae Scrapbook (Insight Editions, San Rafael, CA, 2007), p. 33.
alec, coxon, alexander, coxon, january, 1916, january, 2006, english, cricketer, played, yorkshire, also, played, test, match, england, cricket, team, 1948, personal, informationfull, namealexander, coxonborn, 1916, january, 1916huddersfield, yorkshire, englan. Alexander Coxon 18 January 1916 22 January 2006 1 was an English cricketer who played for Yorkshire He also played one Test match for the England cricket team in 1948 1 Alec CoxonPersonal informationFull nameAlexander CoxonBorn 1916 01 18 18 January 1916Huddersfield Yorkshire EnglandDied22 January 2006 2006 01 22 aged 90 Roker Sunderland Tyne and Wear EnglandBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm medium fastInternational informationNational sideEnglandOnly Test24 June 1948 v AustraliaCareer statisticsCompetition Test First classMatches 1 146Runs scored 19 2 817Batting average 9 50 18 17100s 50s 0 0 0 13Top score 19 83Balls bowled 378 26 504Wickets 3 473Bowling average 57 33 20 915 wickets in innings 0 2410 wickets in match 0 2Best bowling 2 90 8 31Catches stumpings 0 127 Source CricketArchive 13 April 2023 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Cultural Influences and References 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editCoxon was born in Huddersfield Yorkshire 1 World War II delayed Coxon s first class debut for Yorkshire to 1945 when he was 29 2 Coxon was an aggressive fast medium bowler who played for England once against Australia in 1948 at Lord s Coxon was included in the team for the final Test at Oval against West Indies in 1950 to cover for the injured Trevor Bailey but Bailey eventually played 3 There were rumours of an argument with Denis Compton and his prickly nature was later attested to by Brian Close Coxon retired after the 1950 season 2 allegedly in umbrage at his non selection for the forthcoming Ashes tour and moved to play Minor counties cricket with Durham He played 29 times for that county between 1951 and 1954 taking 127 wickets and scoring 1 047 runs with two centuries His highest score was 102 not out against Yorkshire Second XI at Scarborough in 1952 Also in 1952 he achieved his best bowling figures for Durham nine for 28 and six for 58 against Staffordshire He also played professionally with Sunderland where he took 753 wickets at 8 73 runs apiece and scored 3 764 runs at an average of 34 21 In 1959 he moved to South Shields where he took 443 wickets for 10 28 and scored 2 663 runs at 23 63 He had shorter spells with both Wearmouth and Bolden before finally retiring from the sport some distance past his 50th birthday although still coaching at Whitburn Cricket Club in 1979 He also played soccer for Bradford Park Avenue A F C in wartime matches He kept up a keen interest in club cricket until the end Cultural Influences and References editCoxsone Dodd CD 26 January 1932 4 May 2004 a Jamaican record producer who was highly influential worldwide in the development and evolution of ska reggae dub and sound system culture as an international phenomenon was nicknamed Coxsone due to his talent as a cricketer his friends comparing him to Alec Coxon 4 References edit a b c Bateman Colin 1993 If The Cap Fits Tony Williams Publications p 46 ISBN 1 869833 21 X a b Warner David 2011 The Yorkshire County Cricket Club 2011 Yearbook 113th ed Ilkley Yorkshire Great Northern Books p 366 ISBN 978 1 905080 85 4 Coxon invited 13 August 1950 Indian Express When journalist Roger Steffens asked Dodd about the spelling of his name he asserted that it was Coxson without the e found on the spelling of the record label Coxsone Steffens referenced this anecdote in The Beat magazine and The Reggae Scrapbook Insight Editions San Rafael CA 2007 p 33 External links editAlec Coxon at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alec Coxon amp oldid 1160587068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
