Francis Michael Misson (born 19 November 1938) is a former Australian

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er who played in five

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from December 1960 to June 1961.

Career

Misson was a right-arm opening bowler who bowled outswingers at a lively pace and could use the short ball effectively.''The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket'', Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, p. 367. Early in his career he sometimes put so much energy into his deliveries that he fell over in his follow-through "in a thoroughly disorganised but highly diverting heap". He made his first-class debut for

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in the last match of the 1958–59

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season against

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, replacing the injured

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. He took three wickets in each innings as New South Wales won easily. He continued this good form throughout the 1959–60 season and was selected to tour New Zealand at the end of the season with the Australian team captained by Ian Craig. He took 17 wickets in three matches against

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at an average of 12.47. Misson made his Test debut in the Second Test of the series against West Indies in 1960–61, replacing Ian Meckiff. He dismissed

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with his second delivery, also took the wicket of

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, and Australia won, but Meckiff returned for the Third Test. Misson played in the Fourth Test after Alan Davidson was injured, taking three wickets and falling as the third victim in a

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taken by

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. He kept his place for the Fifth Test, when he took four wickets in Australia's victory. He toured England in 1961 with the Australia team. In the match against Sussex, the last match before the First Test, he took his best first-class figures of 6 for 75 and added 136 for the eighth wicket with Peter Burge. He played in the first two Tests, taking seven wickets. In the Second Test he also made 25

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batting at number 11, adding a valuable 49 for the last wicket with Ken Mackay. Australia won. Misson was a fitness fanatic, but injuries to a calf and

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during the 1961 tour affected his form, and he never played Test cricket again. Using a shorter run-up and a changed action, he played three more seasons of Sheffield Shield cricket but with only moderate success. He had a season as a professional with Accrington in the Lancashire League in 1967, taking 50 wickets and scoring 340 runs; Accrington finished third. He retired from cricket to concentrate on his executive sales career.

Personal life

Misson married Carole Reuben, an English athlete who competed at the Maccabiah Games for England and then for Australia after her marriage. They met during the tour of England in 1961. Their son David also competed for Australia in the Maccabiah Games.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Misson, Frank 1938 births Living people Australia Test cricketers Australian cricketers Cricketers from Sydney New South Wales cricketers

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