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| Full name | John Heathcoat-Amory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 May 1894 Mayfair,Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 November 1972(1972-11-22) (aged 78) Tiverton, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armfast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Henry Stanley (cousin) Mike Groves (nephew) Ludovic Heathcoat-Amory (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1928 | Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1914–1935 | Devon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1914 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,25 October 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sir John Heathcoat-Amory, 3rd Baronet (2 May 1894 – 22 November 1972) was an Englishcricketer. Heathcoat-Amory was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-armfast-medium.
The son ofSir Ian Heathcoat-Amory, 2nd Baronet and Alexandra Georgina Seymour, Heathcoat-Amory was born atMayfair,Middlesex.[1] He was educated atLudgrove School andEton College, where he played cricket in theEton v Harrow fixtures of 1912 and 1913,captaining the college in the latter year.[2][1][3] After leaving Eton, he studied atChrist Church, Oxford, where he playedfirst-class cricket for theuniversity cricket club. His first match was againstMiddlesex, making two further appearances in that season against theFree Foresters andGJV Weigall's XI.[4] He also played inminor counties cricket forDevon in 1914, playing a single match againstBerkshire, taking ten wickets in the match.[5]
He fought in the First World War serving in theDevonshire Regiment.[6] He served during the war in theBritish Raj,Mesopotamia,Persia andRussia.[3] By the war's end he had reached the rank ofcaptain.[1]
Following the war, Heathcoat-Amory resumed playing minor counties cricket for Devon,[5] and was appointed countycaptain in 1921. He held the office forJustice of the Peace for Devon in 1922.[1] In 1926, he was selected to play a first-class fixture for theFree Foresters against Oxford University,[4] scoring his only first-classhalf century with a score of 67not out in the Free Foresters first-innings.[7] In 1927 he played a first-class match for theWest of England against the touringNew Zealanders,[4] and in 1928 he made a final first-class appearance for a combinedMinor Counties cricket team against the touringIndians.[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 theHeathcoat-Amory baronets.[1] He marriedJoyce Wethered, the four times champion of theBritish Ladies Amateur Golf Championship, on 6 January 1937.[1] He held the position ofHigh Sheriff of Devon in 1942,[1] and later theDeputy Lieutenant of Devon in 1952.[1] He died atKnightshayes Court nearTiverton, Devon on 22 November 1972. As he died without issue, he was succeeded as the 4th Baronet by his brotherDerick Heathcoat-Amory.[1]
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Baronet (of Knightshayes) 1931–1972 | Succeeded by |