John Heathcoat-Amory
Personal information
Full name
John Heathcoat-Amory
Born2 May 1894
Mayfair, Middlesex, England
Died22 November 1972(1972-11-22) (aged 78)
Tiverton, Devon, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RelationsHenry Stanley (cousin)
Mike Groves (nephew)
Ludovic Heathcoat-Amory (nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1928Minor Counties
1914–1935Devon
1914Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 137
Batting average 27.40
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 67*
Balls bowled 839
Wickets 15
Bowling average 23.80
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/52
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 October 2013

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.

Early life and war service

The son of Sir Ian Heathcoat-Amory, 2nd Baronet and Alexandra Georgina Seymour, Heathcoat-Amory was born at Mayfair, Middlesex.[1] He was educated at Ludgrove School and Eton College, where he played cricket in the Eton v Harrow fixtures of 1912 and 1913, captaining the college in the latter year.[2][1][3] After leaving Eton, he studied at Christ Church, Oxford, where he played first-class cricket for the university cricket club. His first match was against Middlesex, making two further appearances in that season against the Free Foresters and GJV Weigall's XI.[4] He also played in minor counties cricket for Devon in 1914, playing a single match against Berkshire, taking ten wickets in the match.[5]

He fought in the First World War serving in the Devonshire Regiment.[6] He served during the war in the British Raj, Mesopotamia, Persia and Russia.[3] By the war's end he had reached the rank of captain.[1]

Later life

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]

Following the death of his father in 1931, he succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet of the Heathcoat-Amory baronets.[1] He married Joyce Wethered, the four times champion of the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship, on 6 January 1937.[1] He held the position of High Sheriff of Devon in 1942,[1] and later the Deputy Lieutenant of Devon in 1952.[1] He died at Knightshayes Court near Tiverton, Devon on 22 November 1972. As he died without issue, he was succeeded as the 4th Baronet by Derick Heathcoat-Amory.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Sir John Heathcoat-Amory, 3rd Bt". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Barber, Richard (2004). The Story of Ludgrove. Oxford: Guidon Publishing. p. 159. ISBN 0-9543617-2-5.
  3. 1 2 "Wisden – Obituaries in 1972". ESPNcricinfo. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "First-Class Matches played by Jack Amory". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Jack Amory". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "No. 28902". The London Gazette. 15 September 1914. p. 7307.
  7. ↑ "Oxford University v Free Foresters, 1926". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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