Joseph Herbert Buxton (20 November 1912 – 10 February 1992) was an English cricketer. Buxton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
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| Full name | Joseph Herbert Buxton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 1912 Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 February 1992 (aged 79) Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Noah Buxton (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1937 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 May 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buxton made a single first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against Gloucestershire at Trent Bridge in the 1937 County Championship.[1] Batting first, Nottinghamshire made 396 all out, with Buxton the last man out when he was dismissed by Reg Sinfield for 6 runs. In response, Gloucestershire were dismissed for 350, with Buxton taking the wicket of Charlie Barnett to finish with figures of 1/54 from eighteen overs. Nottinghamshire declared their second-innings on 204/4, with Buxton not required to bat. Gloucestershire reached 107/2 in their second-innings, in which Buxton bowled eleven wicketless overs. The match ended in a draw.[2] This was his only major appearance for the county.
He died at Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, on 10 February 1992. His uncle, Noah Buxton, was also a first-class cricketer.
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Joseph Buxton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire, 1937 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.