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English cricketer
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Male
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Birth:
20 March 1897(Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea, United Kingdom)
Death:
7 May 1976(Nuneaton, Warwickshire, West Midlands, United Kingdom)
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The details
Biography
John Maurice Fitzroy (March 20, 1897 – May 7, 1976) was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire from 1925 to 1927.
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 noted for his fielding.
He changed his surname to Fitzroy Newdegate in 1936.