Claude Mulcahy Explained

Country:South Africa
Fullname:Claude Ludovic Hickman Mulcahy
Birth Date:26 June 1886
Birth Place:Little Headington, Oxfordshire, England
Death Place:Montauban-de-Picardie, Somme, France
Batting:Unknown
Bowling:Unknown
Club1:Natal
Year1:1910/11
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:2
Bat Avg1:
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:2
Deliveries1:54
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:–/–
Date:1 April
Year:2021
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/46381.html Cricinfo

Claude Ludovic Hickman Mulcahy (26 June 1886 – 11 July 1916) was an English-born South African first-class cricketer and South African Army officer.

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. 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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: McCrery, Nigel. Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. 30 July 2015. Pen and Sword. 978-1473864191. 233.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Claude Mulcahy. CricketArchive. 2 April 2021. subscription.
  3. Web site: First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Carlsson. CricketArchive. 1 April 2021. subscription.
  4. Web site: Natal v Orange Free State, Currie Cup 1910/11. CricketArchive. 2 April 2021. subscription.