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Full name | John Heathcoat-Amory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 2 May 1894 Mayfair, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 November 1972 Tiverton, Devon, England | (aged 78)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations |
Henry Stanley (cousin) Mike Groves (nephew) Ludovic Heathcoat-Amory (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1928 | Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1914–1935 | Devon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1914 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 25 October 2013 |
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.
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 Ludgrove School and Eton College, where he played cricket in the Eton v Harrow fixtures of 1912 and 1913, captaining the college in the latter year. [2] [1] [3] 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. [4] He also played in minor counties cricket for Devon in 1914, playing a single match against Berkshire, taking ten wickets in the match. [5]
He fought in the First World War serving in the Devonshire Regiment. [6] He served during the war in the British Raj, Mesopotamia, Persia and Russia. [3] By the war's end he had reached the rank of captain. [1]
Following the war, Heathcoat-Amory resumed playing minor counties cricket for Devon, [5] 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, [4] scoring his only first-class half century with a score of 67 not out in the Free Foresters first-innings. [7] In 1927 he played a first-class match for the West of England against the touring New Zealanders, [4] and in 1928 he made a final first-class appearance for a combined Minor Counties cricket team against the touring Indians. [4] He continued to play for Devon regularly until 1932, before making a final appearance for the county in 1935. [5]
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]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | John Heathcoat-Amory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 2 May 1894 Mayfair, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 November 1972 Tiverton, Devon, England | (aged 78)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations |
Henry Stanley (cousin) Mike Groves (nephew) Ludovic Heathcoat-Amory (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1928 | Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1914–1935 | Devon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1914 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 25 October 2013 |
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.
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 Ludgrove School and Eton College, where he played cricket in the Eton v Harrow fixtures of 1912 and 1913, captaining the college in the latter year. [2] [1] [3] 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. [4] He also played in minor counties cricket for Devon in 1914, playing a single match against Berkshire, taking ten wickets in the match. [5]
He fought in the First World War serving in the Devonshire Regiment. [6] He served during the war in the British Raj, Mesopotamia, Persia and Russia. [3] By the war's end he had reached the rank of captain. [1]
Following the war, Heathcoat-Amory resumed playing minor counties cricket for Devon, [5] 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, [4] scoring his only first-class half century with a score of 67 not out in the Free Foresters first-innings. [7] In 1927 he played a first-class match for the West of England against the touring New Zealanders, [4] and in 1928 he made a final first-class appearance for a combined Minor Counties cricket team against the touring Indians. [4] He continued to play for Devon regularly until 1932, before making a final appearance for the county in 1935. [5]
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]