Batting style Right-handed 1925 to 1927 Northamptonshire | Name Maurice Fitzroy | |
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Full name John Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate Born 20 March 1897 ( 1897-03-20 ) Chelsea, London, England Died 7 May 1976(1976-05-07) (aged 79)
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England Relations Edward FitzRoy (father)
Francis FitzRoy Newdegate, 3rd Viscount Daventry (son) | ||
John Maurice Fitzroy was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire from 1925 to 1927.
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 noted for his fielding.
He changed his surname to Fitzroy Newdegate in 1936.
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