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Joseph Buxton

Joseph Buxton
Personal information
Full name Joseph Herbert Buxton
Born (1912-11-20)20 November 1912
Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Died 10 February 1992(1992-02-10) (aged 79)
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Relations Noah Buxton (nephew)
Domestic team information
Years Team
1937 Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 6
Batting average 6.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 6
Balls bowled 174
Wickets 1
Bowling average 90.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/54
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 May 2012

Joseph Herbert Buxton (20 November 1912 – 10 February 1992) was an English cricketer. Buxton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.

Buxton made a single first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against Gloucestershire at Trent Bridge in the 1937 County Championship. Batting first, Nottinghamshire made 396 all out, with Buxton the last man out when he was dismissed by Reg Sinfield for 6 runs. In response, Gloucestershire were dismissed for 350, with Buxton taking the wicket of Charlie Barnett to finish with figures of 1/54 from eighteen overs. Nottinghamshire declared their second-innings on 204/4, with Buxton not required to bat. Gloucestershire reached 107/2 in their second-innings, in which Buxton bowled eleven wicketless overs. The match ended in a draw. This was his only major appearance for the county.

He died at Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, on 10 February 1992. His uncle, Noah Buxton, was also a first-class cricketer.


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