[1] He was born at Woolwich, then considered to be part of Kent but now in London, and died at Westcombe Park in Blackheath.

[1] By modern standards, his batting figures are unimpressive, and his highest score was an innings of 67 made against Lancashire in 1873.

[4] In the same season, he and his brother George scored 99 of the 107 runs that came from the bat in Kent's first innings in the Surrey game.

"[6] After he ceased playing, McCanlis joined the Kent County Cricket Club committee and took charge of the identification and development of young players at the newly established Tonbridge Nursery.

He was credited with spotting and then coaching many of the side that provided Kent with its most successful team ever in the years leading up to the First World War, among them Colin Blythe, Frank Woolley, James Seymour, Arthur Fielder, Jack Hubble and Wally Hardinge.