Francis Hugh Mugliston OBE (7 June 1886 – 3 October 1932) was an English cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm slow-medium bowler, he played first-class cricket for various teams between 1905 and 1911, mainly for Cambridge University.[2] He was an all-round sportsman at Cambridge University where he won Blues for cricket, Association football and golf.[3]

Francis Mugliston
Personal information
Full name
Francis Hugh Mugliston
Born(1886-06-07)7 June 1886
Singapore, Straits Settlements
Died3 October 1932(1932-10-03) (aged 46)
Mayfair, Westminster, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow-medium
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1905–1908Cambridge University
1906–1908Lancashire
1909–1911HDG Leveson-Gower's XI
1910MCC
First-class debut18 May 1905 Cambridge University v Warwickshire
Last First-class29 June 1911 HDG Leveson-Gower's XI v Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 33
Runs scored 874
Batting average 16.18
100s/50s 1/2
Top score 109
Balls bowled 518
Wickets 4
Bowling average 75.25
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/32
Catches/stumpings 16/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 August 2022

Career

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Born 7 June 1886 in Singapore, Mugliston was educated at Rossall School and at Pembroke College, Cambridge.[3] He was captain of the Cambridge football team and also played soccer for Corinthian F.C., the amateur club, including a tour of South Africa with the team in 1907.[3]

Mugliston's first recorded cricket match was for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States in February 1905.[4] The same year, he made his first-class debut, playing for Cambridge University against Warwickshire and Gloucestershire,[5] also playing three matches for the Lancashire Second XI that year.[4]

He played twice more for Cambridge University in 1906, also playing two County Championship matches for Lancashire against Somerset and Sussex that year. He played several first-class matches for the university side in 1907 and 1908, gaining his blue in both years.[5] He also represented the university at golf and football.[6]

He played his final five matches for Lancashire in 1908, following which he played first-class cricket sporadically between 1909 and 1911, including one match for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).[5]

After cricket

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After leaving Cambridge, he studied law and was called as a barrister to the Inner Temple in 1911; instead of practising law, however, he joined the Sudan civil service, though he was soon invalided home after catching dysentery.[3] He joined the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in September 1914 and was severely wounded at Ypres the following year.[3] Discharged from the army, he joined the Aliens branch of the Home Office and was deputy chief inspector of the Aliens department at the time of his death.[3] He died 3 October 1932 in Mayfair, London. Francis Mugliston was indeed severely injured at Hooge (Ypres) on 27/28 June 1915. He was rescued by Private Jones (6 / DCLI), my Great Uncle. Under heavy rifle and shell fire Private Jones rescued two men who had been completely buried. He then proceeded to dress a severely wounded officer (Lieutenant Mugliston), carrying him (still under heavy fire) to a dressing station two miles away. For these acts of ‘conspicuous gallantry’ Private Jones was awarded the DCM - the first in Kitchener's New Army. A picture confirming this was published in the Daily Mirror. He was Gazetted on 6 September 1915. As an act of gratitude Lieutenant Mugliston presented my Great Uncle with a silver cigarette case inscribed with my Great Uncle's initials and ‘ From F.H.Mugliston , Hooge 1915 ‘ . Private Jones was transferred into the Machine Gun Corps and subsequently listed as ‘ Missing presumed K.I.A ‘.

His body was never found and he is recorded on the Thiepval Monument, Pier and Face 5C and 12C.

References

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  1. ^ Cricinfo profile
  2. ^ CricketArchive profile
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Obituary: Mr F. H. Mugliston". The Times. No. 46255. London. 4 October 1932. p. 19.
  4. ^ a b Other matches played by Francis Mugliston at CricketArchive
  5. ^ a b c First-class matches played by Francis Mugliston at CricketArchive
  6. ^ Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1933, Obituaries in 1932