Rupert Michael Fiennes Cox (born 20 August 1967) is a former English cricketer.

Rupert Cox
Personal information
Full name
Rupert Michael Fiennes Cox
Born (1967-08-20) 20 August 1967 (age 57)
Guildford, Surrey, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1990–1994Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 19 15
Runs scored 605 83
Batting average 24.20 8.30
100s/50s 1/1 –/–
Top score 104* 23*
Balls bowled 6
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 12/– 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 December 2009

Cox was born at Guildford in August 1967. He was educated at Bradfield College.[1] Cox had been associated with the Hampshire Second XI since 1986, with him having to wait to make his first-class debut in 1990, against Sussex at Arundel in the County Championship.[2] This came as a result of David Gower and Robin Smith being otherwise engaged playing Test cricket for England against India.[1] Against Worcestershire two-weeks later, he made what would be his only first-class century, with a score of 104 not out in an unbeaten fifth wicket partnership of 161 with Tony Middleton.[3] Cox's position in the Hampshire side was largely dependent on the absence of Gower and Smith, thus his appeared infrequently for Hampshire;[1] he made nineteen appearances in first-class cricket and fifteen in List A one-day cricket prior to his release at the end of the 1994 season.[2][4] Cox was captain of the Hampshire Second XI, and was seen by some as a successor to Mark Nicholas as Hampshire captain.[1] In first-class cricket, he scored 605 runs at an average of 24.20,[5] while in one-day cricket he scored 83 runs at an average of 8.30 and a high score of 23 not out.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "A-Z (C11)". www.hampshirecrickethistory.wordpress.com. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Rupert Cox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Worcestershire v Hampshire, Britannic Assurance County Championship 1990". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  4. ^ "List A Matches played by Rupert Cox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Rupert Cox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  6. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Rupert Cox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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