John Saxby Maples (24 October 1913 – 26 July 1958) was an English first-class

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er and British Army officer. Maples was born at Hackney in November 1913. He was educated at

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, where he served in the Marlborough College contingent of the Officers' Training Corps as a

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. He served in the Second World War with the Wiltshire Regiment. While serving in British India he made a first-class cricket appearance for Mysore against

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in the 1944–45

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. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed without scoring by Commandur Rangachari in Mysore's first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 5 runs by Ram Singh. Following the war he returned to England, where he began studying at Clare College, Cambridge. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in April 1950. Maples also played

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for Wiltshire between 1951–53, making nineteen appearances in the

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. He died at Marlborough in July 1958.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maples, John 1913 births 1958 deaths Sportspeople from Hackney Central Cricketers from the London Borough of Hackney People educated at Marlborough College Wiltshire Regiment officers British Army personnel of World War II English cricketers Karnataka cricketers Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge Wiltshire cricketers Military personnel from Middlesex