Lionel Maury Ross Deas (8 February 1872 – 8 January 1913) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in both the British Army and the British Indian Army. The son of Peter Maury Deas, a doctor, he was born at Macclesfield in February 1872. He attended the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, graduating into the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry as a second lieutenant in May 1892. Promotion to lieutenant followed in October 1893, Soon after he served in British India and was seconded to the Indian Staff Corps in September 1896. While in British India he played first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team between 1895 and 1906, making nine appearances. A skilled bowler, he took 46 wickets in his nine first-class matches at an average of 14.45. He took a five wicket haul on f