John Henry Dixon

John Henry Dixon (born 3 March 1954 in Bournemouth) is a former English cricketer,[1] publisher and author.[2] He is the great-nephew of Gee Langdon.

As a cricketer,[3] he played for Oxford University, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and many other teams including Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk's XI.[4] He appeared in sixteen first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm medium fast.[5] His best bowling performance of five for 44 was achieved on his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Oxford University in 1973,[6] which placed him 7th. in the national bowling averages that year.[7] He was one of the bowlers during the then world-record second-wicket stand between Rohan Kanhai and John Jameson at Edgbaston in 1974.[8][9]

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,[10] a spoof cookery book, contained unfeasible recipes of a surreal, whimsical or gruesome nature.[11] He subsequently contributed to The Marmite Cookbook[12] and The Bumper Book of Marmite.[13] Playwright Dougie Blaxland cites him as a major influence.

He plays bass guitar in The Disintegraters[14] with, amongst others, Henry Marsh of the band Sailor, Stuart Ryan [15] and Stephen (Austin) Clark [16]

References

  1. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "www.bloomsbury.com/uk/search?q=John+Henry+Dixon&Gid=1". bloomsbury.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "John Dixon | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive | John Dixon". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Absolute Press ~ John Henry Dixon". absolutepress.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "Absolute Press ~ The Marmite Cookbook". absolutepress.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Absolute Press ~ The Bumper Book of Marmite". absolutepress.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Humble Cottage Pie with The Disintegraters - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Stuart Ryan Music | Fingerstyle Guitarist | Guitar Books, CDs & Lessons". stuartryanmusic.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "Austin Clark - Lovewriting.co.uk". lovewriting.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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