Richard Swann-Mason

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Richard Swann-Mason
Personal information
Full nameRichard Swann Swann-Mason
Born4 March 1871
Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire, England
Died21 February 1942(1942-02-21) (aged 70)
St Pancras, London, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1896–1908Cambridgeshire
1909–1914Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 67
Batting average 16.75
100s/50s –/–
Top score 25
Balls bowled 18
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 July 2019

Richard Swann Swann-Mason OBE (4 March 1871 – 21 February 1942) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

Swann-Mason was born in March 1871 at Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire. He was educated at The Perse School,[1] before graduating as a non-collegiate graduate from the University of Cambridge.[2] After graduating, he became a clergyman in the Anglican Church. He played minor counties cricket for Cambridgeshire from 1896–1908, making 41 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[3] He also played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), debuting in 1909 against Leicestershire at Lord's. Swann-Mason made two further first-class appearances for the MCC, against Leicestershire in 1910, and Cambridge University in 1914.[4] He scored 67 runs in his three first-class matches, with a high score of 25.[5]

He served as a chaplain in the Royal Navy during the First World War, surviving the sinking of HMS Ocean in 1915.[1] For his services during the war, he was made an OBE in the 1919 New Year Honours.[6] Following the war, he served as the vicar of Christ Church, Albany Street until his death at St Pancras in February 1942.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Wisden - Obituaries in 1942". ESPNcricinfo. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  2. ^ Oxford and Cambridge Yearbook, 1904. 1904. p. 616.
  3. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard Swann-Mason". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Richard Swann-Mason". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  5. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Swann-Mason". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  6. ^ "No. 31099". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1918. p. 113.

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