Ron Oxenham

Ronald Keven Oxenham (28 July 1891 – 16 August 1939) was an Australian cricketer who played in seven Test matches from 1928 to 1931.[1]

Ron Oxenham
Oxenham in 1927
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut29 December 1928 v England
Last Test27 November 1931 v South Africa
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 7 97
Runs scored 151 3,693
Batting average 15.09 25.64
100s/50s 0/0 4/19
Top score 48 162*
Balls bowled 1,802 21,769
Wickets 14 369
Bowling average 37.28 18.67
5 wickets in innings 0 22
10 wickets in match 0 8
Best bowling 4/39 9/18
Catches/stumpings 4/– 45/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 October 2022

Early life

Ron was born to Augustus Emmanuel and Elizabeth Oxenham (née Perry) at the Brisbane suburb of Nundah in late July 1891.[2]

First-class career

Oxenham (aged 20) debuted for Queensland in a match at the SCG against New South Wales in November 1911. After a long career, he played his last first-class match (aged 45) against South Australia in February 1937.

References

  1. "Obituaries in 1939". Wisden. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XLVIII, no. 10, 475. Queensland, Australia. 11 August 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 6 March 2023 via National Library of Australia.


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