Francis Dixon

Francis Dixon (2 November 1854 - 20 August 1943) was an English doctor and cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1885.

Dixon was born in Heanor, Derbyshire, and became a doctor in practice at Eastwood, Nottinghamshire.^[1] He played his one and only game for Derbyshire in the 1885 season when the team lost to Surrey. He appeared subsequently in occasional first class games. He played two matches for Richard Daft's XI against Leicester in 1888 and 1889 and one in 1891, for Mordecai Sherwin's Nottinghamshire XI against the Gentlemen of England. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler ^[2]

Dixon died in Eastwood aged 88.

References

^ British Census 1881
^ Francis Dixon at Cricket Archive

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Name	Dixon, Francis
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Date of birth	2 November 1854
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Date of death	20 August 1943
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