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.
maurice, fitzroy, john, maurice, fitzroy, march, 1897, 1976, english, cricketer, played, northamptonshire, from, 1925, 1927, maurice, fitzroypersonal, informationfull, namejohn, born, 1897, march, 1897chelsea, london, englanddied7, 1976, 1976, aged, nuneaton, . John Maurice Fitzroy 20 March 1897 7 May 1976 was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire from 1925 to 1927 Maurice FitzroyPersonal informationFull nameJohn Maurice FitzRoyBorn 1897 03 20 20 March 1897Chelsea London EnglandDied7 May 1976 1976 05 07 aged 79 Nuneaton Warwickshire EnglandBattingRight handedRelationsEdward FitzRoy father Francis FitzRoy Newdegate 3rd Viscount Daventry son Domestic team informationYearsTeam1925 to 1927NorthamptonshireCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 56Runs scored 1373Batting average 14 45100s 50s 0 1Top score 50Balls bowled 143Wickets 6Bowling average 13 665 wickets in innings 010 wickets in match 0Best bowling 4 14Catches stumpings 47 0Source Cricinfo 30 July 2015He 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 Notes edit Maurice Fitzroy at CricketArchiveExternal links editMaurice Fitzroy at Cricinfo nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to an English cricket person born in the 1890s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maurice FitzRoy amp oldid 1208576545, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
