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.
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]
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