Noah Buxton was an English

England

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 cricket

Cricket

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er who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...

 between 1902 and 1911.

Buxton was born at Codnor

Codnor

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, Derbyshire

Derbyshire

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, the son of William Buxton, a coal miner, and his wife Mary. In 1881 the family was living at Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire

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. Buxton made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1902 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1902

Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1902 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for thirty-one years. It was their eighth season in the County Championship and they won five matches to finish tenth in the Championship table....

. In his opening match against Warwickshire

Warwickshire County Cricket Club

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 in June, he achieved his best bowling performance of 2 for 14. He played four more matches for Derbyshire during the 1902 season. In 1905, he played for Staffordshire

Staffordshire County Cricket Club

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 in a Minor Counties match and reappeared for Derbyshire for one match in the 1907 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1907

Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1907 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for thirty six years. It was their thirteenth season in the County Championship and they finished bottom of the table having won two matches in the season.-1907 season:Derbyshire...

. In 1909 he was playing minor counties cricket for Cheshire

Cheshire County Cricket Club

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 but put in two appearances for Derbyshire in the 1911 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1911

Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1911 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for forty years. It was their seventeenth season in the County Championship and, winning two matches, the side ended fourteenth in the Championship table, staying just off the...

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Buxton was a right-hand batsman and played 14 innings in 7 first class matches with an average of 3.33 and a top score of 7. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and took five first class wickets at an average of 34.2 and a best performance of 2 for 14.

Buxton died at Pontefract

Pontefract

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, Yorkshire at the age of 90. His nephew Joseph Buxton played cricket for Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club

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in 1937.