Ronald Harling Maudsley (8 April 1918 – 29 September 1981) was an English professor of law who for a few seasons played

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officia ...

. As a cricketer, he was a middle-order right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for

Oxford University Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...

and

Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ...

between 1946 and 1951. He was captain of Warwickshire in 1948. Maudsley was born in

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, and educated at

Malvern College Malvern College is an independent coeducational day and boarding school in Malvern, Worcestershire, England. It is a public school in the British sense of the term and is a member of the Rugby Group and of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' ...

and

Birmingham University The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingha ...

, then served in the

Royal Army Service Corps The Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) was a corps of the British Army responsible for land, coastal and lake transport, air despatch, barracks administration, the Army Fire Service, staffing headquarters' units, supply of food, water, fuel and d ...

during World War II. After the war he gained a B.C.L. degree at

Brasenose College, Oxford Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The library and chapel were added in the m ...

, in 1947, was immediately elected a Fellow, and taught there for nearly 20 years. He was Professor of Law at

King's College, London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King' ...

, 1966–77 and at

New York Law School New York Law School (NYLS) is a private law school in Tribeca, New York City. NYLS has a full-time day program and a part-time evening program. NYLS's faculty includes 54 full-time and 59 adjunct professors. Notable faculty members include Ed ...

1977–81. He died at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maudsley, Ron 1918 births 1981 deaths English cricketers Oxford University cricketers Warwickshire cricketers Warwickshire cricket captains Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Free Foresters cricketers People educated at Malvern College Alumni of the University of Birmingham Royal Army Service Corps officers British Army personnel of World War II Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Fellows of Brasenose College, Oxford Academics of King's College London New York Law School faculty