Alan Coxon Cricketer
Alan John Coxon (born 18 March 1930) is a former English cricketer. Coxon was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Clapton, London. Coxon made his first-class debut for Oxford University against the Free Foresters in 1951. He played 16 further first-class matches for the University, the last coming against Hampshire in 1954. In his 17 first-class matches for the University, he scored 143 runs at a batting average of 11.91, with a high score of 43*. With the ball he took 26 wickets at a bowling average of 49.73, with best figures of 3/55. In 1958, he made his final first-class appearance when he appeared for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University. Twenty years later, he appeared in a single Minor Counties Championship match for Buckinghamshire against Berkshire, having previously played for the Essex Second XI in the competition from 1951–1952.