Background
He was born in Bolton, Lancashire.
He was born in Bolton, Lancashire.
Dixon was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. Dixon first appeared in county cricket for the Lancashire Second XI, making 3 Minor Counties Championship appearances, spread over 1977 and 1978. Dixon made his debut for Norfolk in the 1986 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Lincolnshire.
Dixon played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1986 to 1993, which included 42 Minor Counties Championship matches and 14 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
He made his List A debut against Yorkshire in the 1990 National Westminster Trophy. He made 2 further List A appearances, against Gloucestershire in the 1991 National Westminster Trophy and Warwickshire in the 1993 National Westminster Trophy.
In his 3 List A matches, he scored 7 runs at an average of 2.33, with a high score of 6.
