Alfred Wilcox (cricketer)

Alfred George Sidney Wilcox(10 July 1920 – 30 July 1986) was an Englishcricketer.He played 39first-classmatches forGloucestershirebetween 1939 and 1949.[1]

Alfred Wilcox
Personal information
Full name
Alfred George Sidney Wilcox
Born(1920-07-10)10 July 1920
Cheltenham,Gloucestershire,England
Died30 July 1986(1986-07-30)(aged 66)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
BattingLeft-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1939–1949Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 39
Runs scored 835
Batting average 15.75
100s/50s 0/4
Top score 73
Catches/stumpings 21/–
Source:Cricinfo,5 June 2023

Wilcox was a left-handed batsman. His performances for Cheltenham Cricket Club caught the attention of Gloucestershire when he was in his teens.[2]He played one first-class match in 1939, and resumed afterWorld War II,playing four seasons in the late 1940s without establishing himself in the Gloucestershire team. He scored 27 and 73, his top score, in the match againstHampshirein July 1948.[3]He was more successful for the Gloucestershire Second XI, scoring fourcenturiesin 35 matches between 1939 and 1950.[4]

References

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  1. ^"Alfred Wilcox".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved3 August2013.
  2. ^"A Great Team Built: 1933-1939".Cheltenham CC.Retrieved5 June2023.
  3. ^"Hampshire v Gloucestershire 1948".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved5 June2023.
  4. ^"Minor Counties Championship Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Alfred Wilcox".CricketArchive.Retrieved5 June2023.
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