{{short description|English cricketer (born 1987)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Use British English|date=January 2013}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Maurice Chambers | image = | country = England | fullname = Maurice Anthony Chambers | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|9|14|df=yes}} | birth_place = Port Antonio, Jamaica | heightft = | heightinch = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm fast | club1 = Essex | year1 = 2005–2013 | club2 = → Warwickshire <small>(on loan)</small> | year2 = 2013 | club3 = Northamptonshire | year3 = 2014–2015 | clubnumber3 = | type1 = FC | debutdate1 = 1 June | debutyear1 = 2005 | debutfor1 = Essex | debutagainst1 = Derbyshire | type2 = LA | debutdate2 = 16 July | debutyear2 = 2008 | debutfor2 = Essex | debutagainst2 = Yorkshire | columns = 3 | column1 = FC | matches1 = 64 | runs1 = 410 | bat avg1 = 6.61 | 100s/50s1 = 0/1 | top score1 = 58 | deliveries1 = 8,933 | wickets1 = 155 | bowl avg1 = 34.72 | fivefor1 = 3 | tenfor1 = 1 | best bowling1 = 6/68 | catches/stumpings1 = 19/– | column2 = LA | matches2 = 12 | runs2 = 6 | bat avg2 = 2.00 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 2 | deliveries2 = 415 | wickets2 = 14 | bowl avg2 = 33.21 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 3/29 | catches/stumpings2 = 2/– | column3 = T20 | matches3 = 19 | runs3 = 28 | bat avg3 = 9.33 | 100s/50s3 = 0/0 | top score3 = 10* | deliveries3 = 324 | wickets3 = 17 | bowl avg3 = 28.64 | fivefor3 = 0 | tenfor3 = 0 | best bowling3 = 3/31 | catches/stumpings3 = 6/– | date = 16 January | year = 2016 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/66/66644/66644.html CricketArchive }}
'''Maurice Anthony Chambers''' (born 14 September 1987) is a cricketer who represented Essex and Northamptonshire between 2005 and 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/34402886|title=BBC Sport – Northants release Kyle Coetzer & Maurice Chambers|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=10 October 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/current/player/210281.html Cricinfo – Players and Officials – Maurice Chambers]</ref>
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. <ref>{{cite web|title=Lions lose Chambers|url=http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/england/england-lions/lions,313460,EN.html|website=ecb.co.uk|accessdate=28 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002085243/http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/england/england-lions/lions,313460,EN.html|archive-date=2 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2013 he spent a brief spell on loan to Warwickshire,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dobell|first1=George|title=Chambers highlights demand on resources|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666439.html|website=Cricinfo|accessdate=28 September 2016}}</ref> before signing for Northants.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dobell|first1=George|title=Chambers agrees Northants switch|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/677273.html|website=Cricinfo|accessdate=28 September 2016}}</ref> He played 14 first-class matches for Northants, but his contract was not renewed at the end of the 2015 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kyle Coetzer and Maurice Chambers to leave Northants|url=http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/cricket-kyle-coetzer-maurice-chambers-leave/story-27904242-detail/story.html|website=Northants Herald and Post|accessdate=28 September 2016|date=1 October 2015}}</ref>
During the 2016 season, Chambers played in the Yorkshire South Premier League for Aston Hall.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Clifton|first1=Don|title=Overseas star Marshall ready for a grand finale with Cleethorpes|url=http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/overseas-star-ready-for-a-grand-finale-with-clee/story-29610429-detail/story.html|website=Grimsby Telegraph|accessdate=28 September 2016|date=12 August 2016}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
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.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59295933 Maurice Chambers: Second former Essex player makes racism allegations], BBC Sport, 15 October 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.</ref>
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