| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Maurice Alfred McCanlis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 June 1906 Quetta, Baluchistan, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 September 1991 (aged 85) Pershore, Worcestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1925–1928 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1926–1927 | Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1929 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938/39–1939/40 | Rajputana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 8 October 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maurice Alfred McCanlis (17 June 1906 – 27 September 1991) was an English sportsman who played first-class cricket for Oxford University and represented England at rugby union.
Educated at Cranleigh School and St Edmund Hall, Oxford, McCanlis bowled right-arm medium pace and was noted for his out swinging deliveries to right-handers.[1] Most of his first-class matches were with Oxford University and he captained them in the 1928 University Match. He also played two matches for Surrey and one for Gloucestershire during his career.[2]
He was capped twice for the England national rugby union team in the 1931 Five Nations Championship, appearing in their games against Ireland and Wales. He played mainly as a three-quarter and also represented Gloucester and Oxford.[3]
In 1938 and 1940 he made a return to cricket with a couple of Ranji Trophy appearances for Rajputana while he was in India on a teaching job. From 1932 to 1966, McCanlis was a teacher at Cheltenham College.