Maurice Manasseh (born 12 January 1943) is a former English

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er who played for

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and

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from 1962 to 1967.Maurice Manasseh at CricketArchive
/ref> He founded the financial company Investors Planning Associates Ltd in 1970 and served as company chairman for more than 40 years.

Career

Manasseh was born in

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, and educated in England at

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and

Oriel College, Oxford Oriel College () is Colleges of the University of Oxford, a constituent college of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Located in Oriel Square, the college has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford (a title for ...

. He was one of the leading Public Schools cricketers in 1960 and 1961, a batsman who could score heavily and was difficult to dismiss, and an off-spin bowler with a "perfect" action. He played for

from 1962 to 1964. He was one of the team's leading players in 1964, playing in every match, and scoring 129

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in a team total of 205 against

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and 45 and 100 not out in the final match against

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. He played a few matches for

in the

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between 1964 and 1967 but with only moderate success. Manasseh founded Investors Planning Associates Ltd in 1970 and served as company chairman until the company was bought by Succession Wealth in 2019. He was a member of the London Institute of Banking & Finance.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manasseh, Maurice 1943 births Living people English cricketers Middlesex cricketers Cricketers from Kolkata Oxford University cricketers People educated at Epsom College Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford 20th-century English sportsmen British financial company founders