[1] World War II delayed Coxon's first-class debut for Yorkshire to 1945, when he was 29.

[3] There were rumours of an argument with Denis Compton, and his prickly nature was later attested to by Brian Close.

Coxon retired after the 1950 season,[2] allegedly in umbrage at his non-selection for the forthcoming Ashes tour, and moved to play Minor counties cricket with Durham.

He had shorter spells with both Wearmouth and Bolden, before finally retiring from the sport some distance past his 50th birthday, although still coaching at Whitburn Cricket Club in 1979.

Coxsone Dodd CD (26 January 1932 – 4 May 2004), a Jamaican record producer who was highly influential worldwide in the development and evolution of ska, reggae, dub, and sound system culture as an international phenomenon, was nicknamed "Coxsone" due to his talent as a cricketer, his friends comparing him to Alec Coxon.