Claude Mulcahy

South African cricketer and South African Army officer

Claude Mulcahy

Personal information

Full name|

Claude Ludovic Hickman Mulcahy

Born| 26 June 1886
Little Headington, Oxfordshire, England
Died| 11 July 1916(1916-07-11) (aged 30)
Montauban-de-Picardie, Somme, France
Batting| Unknown
Bowling| Unknown
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1910/11| Natal
Career statistics
| Competition | First-class

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Matches | 1
Runs scored | 2
Batting average | –
100s/50s | –/–
Top score | 2*
Balls bowled | 54
Wickets | 0
Bowling average | –
5 wickets in innings | –
10 wickets in match | –
Best bowling | –
Catches/stumpings | –/–

Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2021

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.[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

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Claude Mulcahy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Carlsson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
4. ^ "Natal v Orange Free State, Currie Cup 1910/11". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
5. ^ "No. 29453". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 January 1916. p. 1111.

## External links

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* Claude Mulcahy at ESPNcricinfo

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* Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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