Maurice FitzRoy

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John Maurice Fitzroy (20 March 1897 – 7 May 1976) was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire from 1925 to 1927.

Maurice Fitzroy
Personal information
Full name
John Maurice FitzRoy
Born(1897-03-20)20 March 1897
Chelsea, London, England
Died7 May 1976(1976-05-07) (aged 79)
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RelationsEdward FitzRoy (father)
Francis FitzRoy Newdegate, 3rd Viscount Daventry (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1925 to 1927Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 56
Runs scored 1373
Batting average 14.45
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 50
Balls bowled 143
Wickets 6
Bowling average 13.66
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/14
Catches/stumpings 47/0
Source: Cricinfo, 30 July 2015

He appeared in 56 first-class matches, all as Northamptonshire's captain. He was an attacking lower-order batsman who scored 1,373 runs with a highest score of 50 and took six wickets with a best performance of four for 14. He was also noted for his fielding.

Fitzroy was the youngest son of Edward FitzRoy, Speaker of the House of Commons from 1928 to his death in 1943. Maurice changed his surname to Fitzroy Newdegate in 1936.[1] His wife Lucia, the daughter of Francis Newdegate, had inherited the Arbury Hall estate from her father, and changing the surname was part of the deal. Their son was Francis FitzRoy Newdegate, 3rd Viscount Daventry, who inherited from Maurice Fitzroy's oldest brother the viscountcy that had been granted in 1943 to Speaker FitzRoy's widow.

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