Edward Cox (cricketer)

English cricketer and soldier

Harold Cox

Personal information

Full name|

Edward Henry Cox

Born| 21 May 1863
Herongate, Essex, England
Died| 23 July 1925(1925-07-23) (aged 62)
Holyport, Berkshire, England
Batting| Unknown
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1892/93–1893/94| Europeans
1892/93| Bombay
Career statistics
| Competition | First-class

|

Matches | 3
Runs scored | 77
Batting average | 25.66
100s/50s | –/–
Top score | 46*
Catches/stumpings | 1/–

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 November 2023

Edward Henry Cox DSO (21 May 1863 – 23 July 1925) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Cox was born in May 1863 at Herongate, Essex. He was commissioned into the British Army as a second lieutenant into the 1st Derbyshire Corps in September 1880.[1] He was promoted to lieutenant in October 1882, at which point he was serving with the Royal Irish Fusiliers.[2] In November 1884, he transferred to the Royal Fusiliers and was promoted to captain in March 1892.[3][4] Whilst serving in British India, Cox played first-class cricket on three occasions. He made two appearances for the Europeans cricket team in the 1892–93 and 1893–94 Bombay Presidency Matches; he also made a single appearance for Bombay against Lord Hawke's touring team in December 1892.[5] In his three matches, he scored 77 runs with a highest score of 46 not out.[6]

Cox served in the Second Boer War, during the course of which he was promoted to major and was made a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.[7][8] He was later promoted to lieutenant colonel in May 1907.[9] Having spent the permitted four-year period commanding a battalion, he was placed on the half-pay list in May 1911,[10] with him retiring from active service in August of the same year.[11] Cox returned to service during the First World War, being made a temporary colonel in October 1914,[12] being placed in charge of records.[13] Cox died suddenly from heart failure in July 1925, whilst playing cricket at Holyport, Berkshire.[14]

## See also

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* List of fatalities while playing cricket

## References

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1. ^ "No. 24885". The London Gazette. 24 September 1880. p. 5037.
2. ^ "No. 25153". The London Gazette. 6 October 1882. p. 4509.
3. ^ "No. 25413". The London Gazette. 11 November 1884. p. 4838.
4. ^ "No. 26286". The London Gazette. 10 May 1892. p. 2705.
5. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Edward Cox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
6. ^ "Player profile: Edward Cox". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
7. ^ "No. 27171". The London Gazette. 6 March 1900. p. 1525.
8. ^ "No. 27490". The London Gazette. 31 October 1902. p. 6900.
9. ^ "No. 28018". The London Gazette. 3 May 1907. p. 2993.
10. ^ "No. 28490". The London Gazette. 2 May 1911. p. 3327.
11. ^ "No. 28524". The London Gazette. 22 August 1911. p. 6227.
12. ^ "No. 28945". The London Gazette. 20 October 1914. p. 8398.
13. ^ "No. 28892". The London Gazette. 4 September 1914. p. 7003.
14. ^ "Colonel Edward Henry Cox". Western Daily Press. Bristol. 25 July 1925. p. 7. Retrieved 12 November 2023 - via British Newspaper Archive.

## External links

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* Edward Cox at ESPNcricinfo