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]
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| Full name | John Henry Dixon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 March 1954 Westbourne, Hampshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | Oxford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1981 | Gloucestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1988 | Wiltshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 April 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
edit- ^ John Dixon at CricketArchive
- ^ CricketArchive scorecard – Warwickshire v Gloucestershire 1974
- ^ "www.bloomsbury.com/uk/search?q=John+Henry+Dixon&Gid=1". bloomsbury.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Absolute Press ~ John Henry Dixon". absolutepress.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Absolute Press ~ The Marmite Cookbook". absolutepress.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Absolute Press ~ The Bumper Book of Marmite". absolutepress.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Humble Cottage Pie with The Disintegraters - YouTube". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Stuart Ryan Music | Fingerstyle Guitarist | Guitar Books, CDs & Lessons". stuartryanmusic.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Austin Clark - Lovewriting.co.uk". lovewriting.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.