Rowland Musson

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Rowland Musson
country = England
fullname = Rowland Gascoigne Musson
dayofbirth = 7
monthofbirth = 2
yearofbirth = 1912
placeofbirth = Clitheroe, Lancashire
countryofbirth = England
dayofdeath = 24
monthofdeath = 8
yearofdeath = 1943
placeofdeath = Clovelly, Devon
countryofdeath = England
role = Batsman
club1 = Combined Services
year1 = 1937
type1 = First-class
onetype1 = true
debutdate1 = 18 August
debutyear1 = 1937
debutfor1 = Combined Services
debutagainst1 = New Zealand
deliveries = balls
columns = 0
date = 1 June
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/31/31640/31640.html CricketArchive

Wing Commander Rowland Gascoigne Musson (7 February 1912–24 August 1943) was an English cricketer [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/17757.html Cricinfo profile] ] and pilot.Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1944, [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/233836.html Obituaries during the war] ] He played Lancashire League cricket for East Lancashire and first-class cricket for the Combined Services. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/31/31640/31640.html CricketArchive profile] ]

Biography

Born in Clitheroe in 1912, Rowland Musson was educated at Tonbridge School, where he was in the cricket team for three seasons. He was commissioned as an acting pilot in the Royal Air Force in 1933 and spent several years serving in Egypt and the East.

Whilst in Egypt, he played four matches for the Egypt national cricket team against HM Martineau's XI between 1935 and 1936 [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/31/31640/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Rowland Musson] at CricketArchive] and made world record flights. Back in England, he played his one first-class match in the 1937 season, representing the Combined Services in a match against New Zealand. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/31/31640/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Rowland Musson] at CricketArchive]

In 1941, he played twice for the Royal Air Force cricket team against the Army, including one match at Lord's. The following year he played for Lancashire in a match against the Army, which they won by four wickets. He was killed in Devon in August 1943 whilst serving with the Coastal Command. His elder brothers Alfred and Francis also played first-class cricket. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/3/3325/3325.html Alfred Musson] at CricketArchive] [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/31/31639/31639.html Francis Musson] at CricketArchive]

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