Logo

10 Facts About Norman Mischler

1.

Norman Martin Mischler was an English first-class cricketer and British Indian Army officer.

2.

Norman Mischler was a leading figure in the chemical industry.

3.

Norman Mischler was born at Paddington in October 1920 to Martin Norman Mischler and his wife, Martha Sarah Lambert.

4.

Norman Mischler was commissioned during the Second World War as a second lieutenant as of 17 August 1941 and joined the Royal Indian Army Service Corps.

5.

Norman Mischler made two further first-clas appearances for the Europeans, both against the Indians in the Madras Presidency Matches of 1942 and 1943.

6.

Norman Mischler returned to England in 1946, where he began studying at St Catharine's College, Cambridge.

7.

Norman Mischler scored 434 runs for Cambridge, at an average of 14.96, with a high score of 76.

8.

Norman Mischler made three further appearances in first-class cricket for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University in 1949,1950 and 1951.

9.

Norman Mischler played as a wicket-keeper during his first-class career, taking 35 catches and making 10 stumpings.

10.

Norman Mischler was vice-chairman of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in London from 1974 to 1984, for which he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1985.