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Ernest James de Veuille Coxon (10 December 1857 – 8 April 1924) was an
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first-class
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er. Coxon was born in December 1857 at
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,
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. He played minor matches for
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, playing in the interport matches against
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and the
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in October 1889 and January 1890. He returned to England shortly thereafter, where he made a single first-class appearance for the
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against
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at
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in 1890. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the Gentlemen of England's first-innings for 10 runs by
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, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 21 runs by
Percy Farrant Percy Robert Farrant (25 April 1868 – 4 September 1921) was a Welsh first-class cricketer and educator. The son of Robert Farrant, he was born at Llandudno in April 1868. He was educated at Repton School, before going up to New College, Oxfor ...
. Having played for Hong Kong in the interport match against Shanghai in February 1892, he was unable to fulfil the return October fixture in Shanghai. His unavailability likely saved his life, as the transporting the Hong Kong team to Shanghai sunk, resulting in the deaths of all but two members of the Hong Kong team. Coxon later died in France at
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in April 1924.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coxon, Ernest 1857 births 1924 deaths Cricketers from Taunton English cricketers Gentlemen of England cricketers