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
Died20 August 1943(1943-08-20) (aged 88)
England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight=arm offbreak
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1885Derbyshire
FC debut28 May 1885 Derbyshire v Surrey
Last FC3 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.[1] He was a doctor in practice at Eastwood, Nottinghamshire in 1881.[2] 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 [3]

Dixon was medical officer of Health for Eastwood UDC and served on the committee of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club for over 40 years.[1]

Dixon died in Eastwood aged 88.

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