Alexander Robb Cox
English cricketer
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Alexander Robb Cox (6 August 1865 – 21 November 1950) was an English racehorse owner who also played first-class cricket whilst at university.
West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire
Newmarket, Suffolk
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Robb Cox |
| Born | 6 August 1865 West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire |
| Died | 21 November 1950 (aged 85) Newmarket, Suffolk |
| Role | Wicket-keeper |
| Relations |
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| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1887 | Cambridge University |
Source: Cricinfo, 28 April 2017 | |
Cox was born at West Derby in Liverpool in 1865, the son of Alexander Robb Cox and Margaret Lockhart Greenshields. His father was a wealthy textiles merchant from a family which was originally based in Dundee. The family purchased the Hafod Elwy Estate in North Wales in 1864, initially as a base for hunting, and Cox later lived at Tan Llan near Dolgellau.[1][2]
Educated at Harrow School where he played in the cricket and association football teams, Cox went up to Trinity College, Cambridge after leaving school in 1884.[1] He played two first-class cricket matches for Cambridge University Cricket Club, although he did not win a Blue. A wicket-keeper, he scored a total of six runs in the three innings in which he batted, with a highest score of four.[3] He graduated in 1887 and went in to business in London.[1][4]
In 1919 Cox's brother, the racehorse owner Alfred W. Cox died, leaving his racing business and financial fortune to Cox.[5][6] He won the Trial Stakes at Ascot with Ciceronnetta and the Goodwood Cup with Queen's Square in 1919,[7][8] and became "well-known" as a racehorse owner, with his horses including Picaroon, one of the leading colts of the mid-1920s.[9]
