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John Mortimer

Not who you're looking for? Others named John Mortimer: British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author (1923- · British agriculturalist

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John Mortimer (13 January 1911 – 22 March 1967) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and administrator. Moritmer was born in January 1911 at Peterculter, Aberdeenshire. Like his father and two uncles before him, Mortimer played club cricket for Aberdeenshire Cricket Club and was a member of the Aberdeenshire team which won the Scottish Counties' Championship four years in a row from 1946 to 1949. He played first-class cricket for Scotland on two occasions, playing against the touring South Americans at Edinburgh in 1932, and against Ireland at Belfast in 1933. Described by Wisden as a "medium pace off-break bowler and aggressive batsman", Mortimer took 8 wickets in his two first-class matches at an average of 19.25, with best figures of 3 for 67; as a batsman, he scored 20 runs with a highest score of 18. After concluding his playing career, Mortimer served as the honorary secretary of Aberdeenshire Cricket Club from 1951 to 1963, in addition to serving as president of the Scottish Counties' Cricket Board. Mortimer died at Aberdeen in March 1967. His grandson, Colin Smith, played cricket internationally for Scotland. References External links

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Notable quotes

“No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails.”
— Voyage Round My Father (1971), act 1
“I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print.”
— Clinging to the Wreckage : A Part of Life (1982), p. 183
“People will go to endless trouble to divorce one person and then marry someone who is exactly the same, except probably a bit poorer and a bit nastier. I don't think anybody learns anything.”
— As quoted in "Rumpole creator Mortimer dies at 85" by Sam Marsden and Chris Moncrieff, The Independent (16 January 2009)
“A barrister's job is to put the case for the defence as effectively and clearly as would his client if he had an advocate's skills. The barrister's belief or disbelief in the truth of this story is irrelevant: it's for the jury to decide this often difficult question.”
— Ch. 11 : Lying
“Jewish custom, which traces descent solely from the mother, is more sensible and more discreet. Our own lawgivers can't accept the fact that there are many things in family life that are best kept shrouded in mystery.”
— Ch. 21 : Family Values
“Our system, which we call democracy, at least leaves us the right from time to time to get rid of those who wish to govern us. And, if it's nowhere near Utopia, it is probably the best of all imperfect systems. All I can do is to advise you to be very cautious of those who claim to represent you and order you about for your own good.”
— Ch. 29 : Avoiding Utopia

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Not who you're looking for? Others named John Mortimer: British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author (1923- · British agriculturalist

Overview

John Mortimer (13 January 1911 – 22 March 1967) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and administrator. Moritmer was born in January 1911 at Peterculter, Aberdeenshire. Like his father and two uncles before him, Mortimer played club cricket for Aberdeenshire Cricket Club and was a member of the Aberdeenshire team which won the Scottish Counties' Championship four years in a row from 1946 to 1949. He played first-class cricket for Scotland on two occasions, playing against the touring South Americans at Edinburgh in 1932, and against Ireland at Belfast in 1933. Described by Wisden as a "medium pace off-break bowler and aggressive batsman", Mortimer took 8 wickets in his two first-class matches at an average of 19.25, with best figures of 3 for 67; as a batsman, he scored 20 runs with a highest score of 18. After concluding his playing career, Mortimer served as the honorary secretary of Aberdeenshire Cricket Club from 1951 to 1963, in addition to serving as president of the Scottish Counties' Cricket Board. Mortimer died at Aberdeen in March 1967. His grandson, Colin Smith, played cricket internationally for Scotland. References External links

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails.”
— Voyage Round My Father (1971), act 1
“I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print.”
— Clinging to the Wreckage : A Part of Life (1982), p. 183
“People will go to endless trouble to divorce one person and then marry someone who is exactly the same, except probably a bit poorer and a bit nastier. I don't think anybody learns anything.”
— As quoted in "Rumpole creator Mortimer dies at 85" by Sam Marsden and Chris Moncrieff, The Independent (16 January 2009)
“A barrister's job is to put the case for the defence as effectively and clearly as would his client if he had an advocate's skills. The barrister's belief or disbelief in the truth of this story is irrelevant: it's for the jury to decide this often difficult question.”
— Ch. 11 : Lying
“Jewish custom, which traces descent solely from the mother, is more sensible and more discreet. Our own lawgivers can't accept the fact that there are many things in family life that are best kept shrouded in mystery.”
— Ch. 21 : Family Values
“Our system, which we call democracy, at least leaves us the right from time to time to get rid of those who wish to govern us. And, if it's nowhere near Utopia, it is probably the best of all imperfect systems. All I can do is to advise you to be very cautious of those who claim to represent you and order you about for your own good.”
— Ch. 29 : Avoiding Utopia

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.