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. 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.

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.

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.