Groundsman
In 1843 Sussex CCC granted Box a benefit match and the proceeds enabled him to lease the Hanover Arms in Lewes Road, Hove. This had the Royal New Ground (aka Hanover Ground) attached and Box was called upon to manage the matches taking place there. As a result, it became popularly known as "Box's Ground". Sussex CCC used it until September 1847, after which Box leased the Royal Brunswick Ground, also in Hove, and the club moved there.
Box relinquished the lease of the Brunswick Ground to the club in 1863. In 1864, on the death of his wife, Box moved to London where he became a publican again but without success. His final employment was as an attendant at the Prince's Cricket Ground in Chelsea. On 12 July 1876, during a Middlesex v Nottinghamshire match, he collapsed and died three hours later.
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