Alan Hitchcox
Australian cricketer (born 1938)
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Robert Alan Hitchcox (born 14 May 1938) is a former Australian cricketer. He played in eleven first-class matches for South Australia between 1958 and 1960.[1]
North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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| Full name | Robert Alan Hitchcox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 May 1938 North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958–59 to 1959–60 | South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 April 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Hitchcox's best first-class bowling figures were 6 for 71 for South Australia against Queensland in the 1958–59 Sheffield Shield.[2]
Hitchcox was one of several Australian bowlers at the time whose actions were widely considered to be suspect,[3][4] although he was never no-balled for throwing.[5] He tried to amend his action to make it more acceptable, but lost form as a consequence. He continued to play in the Adelaide competition, but retired in the mid-1960s after continued unfavourable reports on his action from rival captains.[5]
Hitchcox worked for 25 years in the composing room of the Adelaide Advertiser before moving to Victor Harbor in the 1980s to work on the local paper, the Times.[5]