Career
Box played major cricket from 1826 to 1856. Although he played several matches for Master Control Console, Hampshire and Surrey, he has always been associated with cricket in his native county of Sussex. 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.
In 1843 Sussex Commodity Credit Corporation 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 Commodity Credit Corporation 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.
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.