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Box played major cricket from 1826 to 1856. Although he played several matches for MCC, Hampshire and Surrey, he has always been associated with cricket in his native county of Sussex. He played for the Sussex team during the early years of roundarm bowling when his colleagues included Jem Broadbridge and William Lillywhite. He was a member of the Sussex team when the county club was founded in 1839 and continued to play for the club until he retired.
In all, Box is known to have played in 248 major or first-class matches. He was a right-handed batsman who occasionally made useful scores. He had 456 innings, in 43 of which he was not out, and scored 4,936 runs at an average of 11.95 with a highest score of 79. He scored 8 half-centuries. He bowled very rarely, style unknown, and took just 8 wickets but with a best analysis of 5-45.
As a wicketkeeper, he was highly successful and his known career record of 236 catches and 162 stumpings is outstanding.
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