John Heathcoat-Amory | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 May 1894 Mayfair, Middlesex, England |
| Died |
22 November 1972 (aged 78) Tiverton, Devon, England |
Sir John Heathcoat-Amory, 3rd Baronet (2 May 1894 – 22 November 1972) was an English cricketer. Heathcoat-Amory was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium.
Early life and war service[]
The son of Sir Ian Heathcoat-Amory, 2nd Baronet and Alexandra Georgina Seymour, Heathcoat-Amory was born at Mayfair, Middlesex.[1] He was educated at Eton College,[1] playing for the college cricket in the Eton v Harrow fixtures of 1912 and 1913, captaining the college in the latter year.[2] After leaving Eton, he studied at Christ Church, Oxford, where he played first-class cricket for the university cricket club. His first match was against Middlesex, making two further appearances in that season against the Free Foresters and GJV Weigall's XI.[3] He also played in minor counties cricket for Devon in 1914, playing a single match against Berkshire, taking ten wickets in the match.[4]
He fought in the First World War serving in the Devonshire Regiment.[5] He served during the war in the British Raj, Mesopotamia, Persia and Russia.[2] By the war's end he had reached the rank of captain.[1]
Later life[]
Following the war, Heathcoat-Amory resumed playing minor counties cricket for Devon,[4] and was appointed county captain in 1921. He held the office for Justice of the Peace for Devon in 1922.[1] In 1926, he was selected to play a first-class fixture for the Free Foresters against Oxford University,[3] scoring his only first-class half century with a score of 67 not out in the Free Foresters first-innings.[6] In 1927 he played a first-class match for the West of England against the touring New Zealanders,[3] and in 1928 he made a final first-class appearance for a combined Minor Counties cricket team against the touring Indians.[3] He continued to play for Devon regularly until 1932, before making a final appearance for the county in 1935.[4]
Following the death of his father in 1931, he succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet of the Heathcoat-Amory baronets.[1] He married Joyce Wethered, the four times champion of the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship, on 6 January 1937.[1] He held the position of High Sheriff of Devon in 1942,[1] and later the Deputy Lieutenant of Devon in 1952.[1] He died at Knightshayes Court near Tiverton, Devon on 22 November 1972. As he died without issue, he was succeeded as the 4th Baronet by Derick Heathcoat-Amory.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Sir John Heathcoat-Amory, 3rd Bt.". www.thepeerage.com. http://www.thepeerage.com/p4602.htm#i46014. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Wisden – Obituaries in 1972". ESPNcricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228453.html. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "First-Class Matches played by Jack Amory". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30137/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Jack Amory". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30137/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ↑ "No. 28902". 15 September 1914. p. 7307. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28902/page/7307
- ↑ "Oxford University v Free Foresters, 1926". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/11/11882.html. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
External links[]
- Player profile: S from ESPNcricinfo
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