Thomas Nixon (cricketer, born 1843)
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| Full name | Thomas Henry Nixon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 January 1843 Sneinton, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 January 1907 (aged 64) Hillingdon, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Thomas Nixon (father) Harry Nixon (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm slow-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1862 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 May 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Henry Nixon (24 April 1843 – 23 January 1907) was an English first-class cricketer and umpire.
The son of the cricketer Thomas Nixon senior, he was born in April 1843 at Sneinton, Nottinghamshire.[1] Nixon was engaged on the staff at Lord's, playing first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club. He played one first-class match for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1862 against Middlesex, in addition to playing a second first-class match for the Professionals of Marylebone Cricket Club against the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club in 1867.[2] He scored 15 runs across his two matches,[3] in addition to taking 4 wickets with his right-arm slow-medium bowling.[4] While engaged on the staff as Lord's, Nixon also stood as an umpire in seventeen first-class matches between 1862 and 1882.[5] Nixon died at Hillingdon in January 1907. His son, Harry, also played first-class cricket.
References[edit]
- ^ "Tom Nixon". www.trentbridge.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Nixon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas Nixon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Thomas Nixon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Thomas Nixon as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2021.