Ben Cox

Oliver Benjamin Cox (born 2 February 1992) is an English cricketer who plays county cricket for Worcestershire as right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper.

Ben Cox
Personal information
Full nameOliver Benjamin Cox
Born (1992-02-02) 2 February 1992
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009–presentWorcestershire (squad no. 10)
2017, 2019Marylebone Cricket Club
2018Boost Defenders
2018–2019Otago
FC debut16 September 2009 Worcestershire v Somerset
LA debut19 July 2010 Worcestershire v Sussex
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 118 74 111
Runs scored 4,640 1,371 1,609
Batting average 28.29 27.97 27.27
100s/50s 4/26 1/5 0/3
Top score 124 122* 59*
Catches/stumpings 316/13 80/9 49/27
Source: CricInfo, 12 August 2020

Cox has been associated with Worcestershire for some years, having played at Under-13, Under-15 and Under-17 level, although not originally as a wicket-keeper.[1]

He captained the Under-17 side against Somerset U-17s in July 2009, scoring exactly 100.[2]

Cox was called up to make his first-class debut, aged 17, in Worcestershire's penultimate County Championship match of 2009, against Somerset at Taunton. he scored 61 in his only innings of a drawn match (sharing a century partnership with Daryl Mitchell, who scored 298); keeping wicket, his first first-class dismissal was that of Marcus Trescothick, stumped off the bowling of Moeen Ali for 72.[3][4] He was awarded a four-year contract by Worcestershire later that year.[5]

Cox did not establish himself as Worcestershire's first choice wicket-keeper until 2014 when he was 22 years of age. In that season he scored his first first-class century (against Essex) and was described by former-England wicket-keeper James Foster as "...one of the best young keepers I have ever seen."[6][7]

In 2018 Vitality Blast Finals day, Cox played a key part in Worcestershire's win. In the Semi-Final, against Lancashire he scored 55* and in the final, against Sussex made 46*, scoring the winning runs. He was made Player of the Match in both games to become to first player to receive two such awards in one day .[8]

In December 2018, he signed with Otago cricket team to play in the 2018–19 Super Smash T20 tournament in New Zealand.[9]

References
  1. "Other matches played by Ben Cox". CricketArchive. 21 September 2009. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010.
  2. "Somerset Under-17s v Worcestershire Under-17s in 2009". CricketArchive. 21 September 2009.
  3. "County Championship Div. 1 at Taunton, Sep 16–19 2009: Somerset vs Worcestershire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. "Ben Cox". YouTube, extract from Midlands Today. 22 September 2009.
  5. "Ben Cox Signs Four-Year Contract At New Road". Cricketworld.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  6. "Maiden Cox ton is Worcs reward". Cricinfo. 9 June 2014.
  7. "Essex Rival Foster Heaps Praise On Display Of County Keeper Cox". Worcestershire CCC. 22 May 2014.
  8. "BBC report of 2018 T20 finals day".
  9. "Englishman Ben Cox on board for Otago for Super Smash tournament". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
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