Francis Dixon (cricketer)

Francis Dixon (2 November 1854 – 20 August 1943) was an English medical doctor and cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1885.

Francis Dixon

Personal information
Full name	Francis Dixon
Born	(1854-11-02)2 November 1854 Heanor, Derbyshire, England
Died	20 August 1943(1943-08-20) (aged 88) England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right=arm offbreak
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1885	Derbyshire
FC debut	28 May 1885 Derbyshire v Surrey
Last FC	3 September 1891 Nottinghamshire XI v Gentlemen of England
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 23 Batting average 5.75 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 15 Balls bowled 10 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, February 2012

Dixon was born at Langley in Heanor, Derbyshire. He studied medicine in Edinburgh and Glasgow and qualified as LRCP and LRCSEd in 1878, and took the LSA in 1879. He was a doctor in practice at Eastwood, Nottinghamshire in 1881. He played his one and only game for Derbyshire in the 1885 season when the team lost to Surrey. He appeared subsequently in occasional games. He played two matches for Richard Daft's XI against Leicester in 1888 and 1889 and also played for Nottingham Castle. His second first-class match was in 1891, for Mordecai Sherwin's Nottinghamshire XI against the Gentlemen of England.

Dixon was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler

Dixon was medical officer of Health for Eastwood UDC and served on the committee of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club for over 40 years.

Dixon died in Eastwood aged 88.