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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. 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. Dixon is the great-nephew of Gee Langdon and became a publisher and author.

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

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

References

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. Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. 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.

External links

John Henry Dixon at ESPNcricinfo

• 1954 births
• English cricketers
• Gloucestershire cricketers
• Oxford University cricketers
• Wiltshire cricketers
• Living people
• Cricketers from Bournemouth