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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]

Arthur Cox

Personal information
Born	(1904-12-07)7 December 1904 Christchurch, New Zealand
Died	20 September 1977(1977-09-20) (aged 72) Christchurch, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1924-25 to 1926-27	Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 396 Batting average 49.50 100s/50s 1/2 Top score 204 Catches/stumpings 1/–
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]

See also

• List of Canterbury representative cricketers

References

External links

• Arthur Cox at ESPNcricinfo

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