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John Henry Dixon
Personal information
Full name
John Henry Dixon
Born (1954-03-03) 3 March 1954 (age 70)
Westbourne, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1973Oxford University
1973–1981Gloucestershire
1978–1988Wiltshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 16 20
Runs scored 77 41
Batting average 6.41 3.41
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 13* 12
Balls bowled 1,894 945
Wickets 21 13
Bowling average 54.09 58.46
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 5/44 2/15
Catches/stumpings 6/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 April 2020

John Henry Dixon (born 3 March 1954) is an English former first-class cricketer active from 1973 to 1988 who played for Gloucestershire, Oxford University and Wiltshire. He was born in Bournemouth. He appeared in 16 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman who bowled right arm medium-fast pace. He scored 77 runs with a highest score of 13* and held six catches. He took 21 wickets with a best analysis of five for 44.[1] He was one of the bowlers during the then world record partnership for the second wicket between Warwickshire's Rohan Kanhai and John Jameson at Edgbaston in 1974.[2] Dixon is the great-nephew of Gee Langdon and became a publisher and author.[3]

Between 1984 and 1992 he was the publisher of The Cricket Diary, which included, amongst much other cricket information and records, weekly quotations, illustrations and most well-known cricketers' birthdays. His First Peel The Otter,[4] a spoof cookery book, contained unfeasible recipes of a surreal, whimsical or gruesome nature.[5] He subsequently contributed to The Marmite Cookbook[6] and The Bumper Book of Marmite.[7] Playwright Dougie Blaxland cites him as a major influence.

He plays bass guitar in The Disintegraters[8] with, amongst others, Henry Marsh of the band Sailor, Stuart Ryan [9] and Stephen (Austin) Clark. [10]

References

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  1. ^ John Dixon at CricketArchive
  2. ^ CricketArchive scorecard – Warwickshire v Gloucestershire 1974
  3. ^ "www.bloomsbury.com/uk/search?q=John+Henry+Dixon&Gid=1". bloomsbury.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Absolute Press ~ John Henry Dixon". absolutepress.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. ^ "First, Peel The Otter: Grim and Ghastly Recipes for the Gruesome Gourmand by John Henry Dixon — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists". goodreads.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Absolute Press ~ The Marmite Cookbook". absolutepress.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Absolute Press ~ The Bumper Book of Marmite". absolutepress.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Humble Cottage Pie with The Disintegraters - YouTube". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Stuart Ryan Music | Fingerstyle Guitarist | Guitar Books, CDs & Lessons". stuartryanmusic.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Austin Clark - Lovewriting.co.uk". lovewriting.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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John Henry Dixon at ESPNcricinfo