Robert Mushet (cricketer)

Robert Cathcart Mushet (10 December 1901 – 25 July 1992) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.

Robert Mushet
Personal information
Full name
Robert Cathcart Mushet
Born10 December 1901
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died25 July 1992(1992-07-25) (aged 90)
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RelationsJohn Mushet (father)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1934/35–1939/40Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 17
Batting average 8.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 8
Balls bowled 78
Wickets 1
Bowling average 88.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/47
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 December 2023

The son of the cricketer John Mushet, he was born at Glasgow in December 1901.[1] Mushet spent time in British India, where he appeared in two first-class cricket matches for the Europeans cricket team, separated by five years. The first came against the Hindus cricket team at the Bombay Gymkhana in the 1935–35 Bombay Quadrangular, while the second came against the same opponents at the Brabourne Stadium in the 1939-40 Bombay Pentangular.[2] In these, scored 17 runs with a highest score of 18,[3] while with his right-arm medium-pace, he took a single wicket.[4] Outside of cricket, he was a shipping merchant and company director by profession.[1] Mushet died at Dunbar in July 1992, following a long illness.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "John Mushet" (PDF). www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Robert Mushet". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Mushet". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Robert Mushet". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Engagements, deaths, funerals". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 27 July 1992. p. 8. Retrieved 1 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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