Raymond Wodehouse Fox (11 July 1873 – 21 August 1948) was a British Army officer and cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Oxford University from 1896 to 1898, for Sussex from 1896 to 1900, and occasional matches thereafter.
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Full name | Raymond Wodehouse Fox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1873-07-11)11 July 1873 Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 21 August 1948(1948-08-21) (aged 75) Ticehurst, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicketkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1896 to 1898 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1896 to 1900 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 November 2017 |
Fox was born in Gloucestershire, and educated at Wellington College, Berkshire,[1] and Hertford College, Oxford.[2] In all he appeared in 27 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He scored 106 runs with a highest score of 20 and completed 39 catches with 13 stumpings.[2]
He joined the army as a second lieutenant in 1900 and served in the Boer War.[3] He was promoted to Lieutenant on 8 January 1902, and joined the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in March the same year.[4]
He died in Sussex in 1948.
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