Edward Mulcock (6 July 1909 – 15 July 1994) was a New Zealand

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er. He played first-class cricket for Canterbury and

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between the 1936–37 and 1943–44 seasons. Ted Mulcock was born at Christchurch in 1909 and educated at Christchurch Boys' High School.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 96. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. A tall, medium-paced in-swing bowler with an "easy" bowling action,Some Famous Cricket Feats Recalled By Hat-Trick At Hagley Park, ''

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'', vol. LXXII, iss. 3, 4 January 1941, p. 6 (supplement).
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at Papers Past. Retrieved 15 April 2023.)Mulcock, Edward
Obituaries in 1994, '' Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'' 1995. Retrieved 15 April 2023. he became the third bowler to take a hat-trick in the Plunket Shield when he took 8 for 61 for Canterbury in Otago's second innings in December 1937. In his next representative match a few days later, he took 6 for 53 in Wellington's first innings. Despite Mulcock's bowling figures, Canterbury lost both matches. Mulcock played in a total of 12 first-class matches, nine of which were for Canterbury. He made his first-class debut in December 1936, playing in a fixture which started on Christmas Day against Auckland at Lancaster Park, Canterbury's home ground. He played in all three of Canterbury's fixtures in the Punket Shield during the season and was also selected for a combined Canterbury and Otago side to play the touring MCC side in March 1937. He played in all of Canterbury's Shield fixtures for the following two seasons, taking 44 wickets for the side in his nine representative matches for the province.Ted Mulcock
CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 April 2023. During World War II Mulcock served in the

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. He played some wartime cricket, appearing twice in minor matches for a Combined Services XI against Canterbury and once for the provincial side against an Otago XI. In February 1943 he played a first-class fixture for a South Island Army side against North Island Army, taking two wickets in the match. His final first-class match was for Otago against Canterbury at Lancaster Park in December 1943. Despite Mulcock's

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in the first innings of the match, Otago lost by an innings. In total he took 55 wickets in first-class matches at a

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of 22.43 runs per wicket. Generally batting last in an innings, he scored 47 runs with a highest score of eight not out. Mulcock worked as a teacher, working away from Canterbury for five cricket seasons in the early 1930s.Cricketing Autumn: E. Mulcock, '' The Press'', vol. CI, issue 29964, 27 October 1962, p. 9.
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at papers Past. Retrieved 15 April 2023.) He retired in 1974, having been the headteacher of Banks Avenue primary school in Christchurch for 18 years.Public Notices: Banks Avenue School Committee, '' The Press'', vol. CXIV, iss. 33687, 9 November 1974, p. 26.
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at Papers Past. Retrieved 15 April 2023.) He played club cricket until he was more than 65. He died at Christchurch in July 1994 aged 85.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mulcock, Edward 1909 births 1994 deaths New Zealand cricketers Canterbury cricketers Otago cricketers Cricketers from Christchurch South Island Army cricketers People educated at Christchurch Boys' High School