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(1916-07-11) (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 South Africa 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]