Claude Ludovic Hickman Mulcahy (26 June 1886 – 11 July 1916) was an English-born South African first-class cricketer and South African Army officer.
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| Full name | Claude Ludovic Hickman Mulcahy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 June 1886 Little Headington, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 July 1916 (aged 30) Montauban-de-Picardie, Somme, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1910/11 | Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Captain Henry Hickman and Annie Margaret Mulcahy, he was born in January 1892 at Little Headington, Oxfordshire. Emigrating to the Colony of Natal as a child, he was educated there at Estcourt High School.[1] He played first-class cricket in South Africa, making a single appearance for Natal in 1911 against Orange Free State at Lord's No. 4 Ground in the Currie Cup.[2] He scored 44 runs in his four matches, with a highest score of 24.[3] He batted once in the match, ending the Natal first innings unbeaten on 2, while with the ball he bowled nine wicketless overs across both Orange Free States innings'.[4]
Mulcahy served in the First World War with the 2nd South African Infantry Regiment, which formed part of the South African Overseas Expeditionary Force.[1] He was promoted to the temporary rank of lieutenant in January 1916, which was antedated to August 1915.[5] Mulcahy was killed in action at Bernafay Wood during the Battle of the Somme on 11 July 1916. He is commemorated at the Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c McCrery, Nigel (30 July 2015). Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 233. ISBN 978-1473864191.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Claude Mulcahy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Carlsson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Natal v Orange Free State, Currie Cup 1910/11". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "No. 29453". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 January 1916. p. 1111.