| Maurice McCanlis | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Maurice Alfred McCanlis |
| Birth Date: | 17 June 1906 |
| Birth Place: | Quetta, Baluchistan, British India |
| Death Place: | Pershore, Worcestershire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | Oxford University |
| Year1: | 1925–1928 |
| Club2: | Surrey |
| Year2: | 1926–1927 |
| Club3: | Gloucestershire |
| Year3: | 1929 |
| Club4: | Rajputana |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 30 |
| Runs1: | 493 |
| Bat Avg1: | 15.40 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 40 |
| Deliveries1: | 5,367 |
| Wickets1: | 82 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 32.21 |
| Fivefor1: | 4 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/42 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 19/– |
| Date: | 8 October |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14058/14058.html CricketArchive |
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.
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.