Maurice Chambers

Maurice Anthony Chambers (born 14 September 1987) is a cricketer who represented Essex and Northamptonshire between 2005 and 2015.[1] He played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. Despite being born at Port Antonio in Jamaica, Chambers qualified as a domestic player in county cricket by residence.[2]

Maurice Chambers
Personal information
Full name
Maurice Anthony Chambers
Born (1987-09-14) 14 September 1987
Port Antonio, Jamaica
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005–2013Essex
2013→ Warwickshire (on loan)
2014–2015Northamptonshire
FC debut1 June 2005 Essex v Derbyshire
LA debut16 July 2008 Essex v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 64 12 19
Runs scored 410 6 28
Batting average 6.61 2.00 9.33
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 58 2 10*
Balls bowled 8,933 415 324
Wickets 155 14 17
Bowling average 34.72 33.21 28.64
5 wickets in innings 3 0 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 6/68 3/29 3/31
Catches/stumpings 19/– 2/– 6/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 January 2016

Chambers made his debut first-class appearance for Essex in June 2005 and played 44 first-class matches for the county. During this period he was selected to tour the West Indies with England Lions, and played two matches before he returned home injured. [3]

In 2013 he spent a brief spell on loan to Warwickshire,[4] before signing for Northants.[5] He played 14 first-class matches for Northants, but his contract was not renewed at the end of the 2015 season.[6]

During the 2016 season, Chambers played in the Yorkshire South Premier League for Aston Hall.[7]

In 2021, in the wake of revelations made by Azeem Rafiq and others about their treatment in County Cricket, Chambers revealed he had been subject to repeated racist abuse during his time at Essex.[8]

References
  1. "BBC Sport – Northants release Kyle Coetzer & Maurice Chambers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  2. Cricinfo – Players and Officials – Maurice Chambers
  3. "Lions lose Chambers". ecb.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  4. Dobell, George. "Chambers highlights demand on resources". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  5. Dobell, George. "Chambers agrees Northants switch". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  6. "Kyle Coetzer and Maurice Chambers to leave Northants". Northants Herald and Post. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  7. Clifton, Don (12 August 2016). "Overseas star Marshall ready for a grand finale with Cleethorpes". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  8. Maurice Chambers: Second former Essex player makes racism allegations, BBC Sport, 15 October 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.


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