Maurice McCanlis

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.

Maurice McCanlis

Personal information
Full name	Maurice Alfred McCanlis
Born	(1906-06-17)17 June 1906 Quetta, Baluchistan, British India
Died	27 September 1991(1991-09-27) (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
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 30 Runs scored 493 Batting average 15.40 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 40* Balls bowled 5,367 Wickets 82 Bowling average 32.21 5 wickets in innings 4 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 5/42 Catches/stumpings 19/–
Source: CricketArchive, 8 October 2022

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.