Arthur Cox (7 December 1904 – 20 September 1977) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in five first-class matches for Canterbury from 1924 to 1927.[1][2]
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| Born | 7 December 1904 Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 September 1977 (aged 72) Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1924–25 to 1926–27 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 December 2021 | |||||||||||||||
In Cox's second first-class match, which began on Christmas Day 1925, he opened the batting and scored 204 in 280 minutes against Otago. It was only the second double-century in the Plunket Shield. Canterbury went on to make 495 and win by an innings and 28 runs.[3][4] Eyesight trouble ended his career during the 1927–28 season.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Arthur Cox". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Arthur Cox". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Canterbury run up big score". Star: 7. 26 December 1925.
- ^ "Canterbury v Otago 1925-26". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ T. W. Reese, New Zealand Cricket: 1914–1933, Whitcombe & Tombs, Auckland, 1936, p. 63.
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