Maurice Jewell

Maurice Frederick Stewart Jewell, CBE (15 September 1885 – 28 May 1978) was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and slow left arm bowler who played the bulk of his first-class cricket for Worcestershire between the wars.

Jewell was born in Iquique, Chile, where his father was the British Vice Consul. The family returned to England, and Maurice was educated at Marlborough College and agricultural college. His first-class debut came in 1909 for Worcestershire against Oxford University in a 12-a-side match; he batted at number ten and scored 10 not out and 4. With the exception of one outing for Surrey's seconds two years later, his next appearance was not to be until 1913, when he played for HK Foster's XI: again against Oxford University, and again in a 12-a-side game. In 1914, Jewell finally appeared in the County Championship; having a qualification, he appeared for Sussex.

He married Elsie Taylor, sister of his Worcestershire team-mate William Taylor, in 1911. He served in the army during World War I, reaching the rank of major.

When county cricket resumed in 1919, he played five times for Sussex in the Championship (taking his first wicket, that of Andy Ducat, in June) but also appeared for Worcestershire (who did not re-enter the Championship until the following season) in a number of first-class friendly matches. It was in the last of these, in late August, that he took 7-56 against Warwickshire; these were to remain his career-best bowling figures.