R. E. Foster R. E. Foster Reginald Erskine Foster, nicknamed Tip Foster, commonly designated R. E. Foster in sporting literature (16 April 1878 – 13 May 1914) was an English first-class cricketer and football player. He is the only man to have captained England at both sports. One of seven Foster brothers who were all educated at Malvern College and who all played cricket for Malvern and for Worcestershire, Foster was a right-handed middle-order batsman. In 1903 he scored 287 on Test debut, setting a world record for the highest Test score. Foster was educated at Malvern College and University College, Oxford. He
John Dixon (English sportsman) 1900 took a career best season tally of 37 wickets at 23.89 He represented England at his only international on 14 March 1885 when they drew 1–1 with Wales at Leamington Road, Blackburn. Dixon, a left-winger, played his club football for both Notts County and the Corinthians during the 1880s. John Dixon (English sportsman) John Auger Dixon (27 May 1861 – 8 June 1931) was an English sportsman who captained Nottinghamshire at first-class cricket and represented the England national football team. Dixon was a member of the Nottinghamshire which dominated county cricket from 1882 to 1886. He had his best