Francis Musson
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Francis William Musson CB CMG AFC (31 May 1894 – 2 January 1962)[1] was a British civil servant whose career was associated with the development of aviation. He was born in Clitheroe and died in Chatham. He retired as Under-Secretary, attached to the Foreign Office.
He was an English cricketer active from 1914 to 1927 who played for Lancashire. He appeared in 19 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman and wicketkeeper. He scored 539 runs with a highest score of 75 and held 13 catches with four stumpings.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ MUSSON, Francis William, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
- ^ Francis Musson at ESPNcricinfo
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- 1894 births
- 1962 deaths
- English cricketers
- Lancashire cricketers
- North v South cricketers
- Royal Air Force cricketers
- Civil Service cricketers
- English civil servants
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Recipients of the Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)
- Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Flying Corps personnel
- Civil servants in the Air Ministry
- Civil servants in the Ministry of Aircraft Production
- Civil servants in the Foreign Office
- English cricket biography, 1890s birth stubs