Richard Swann-Mason

Richard Swann Swann-Mason was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.
Swann-Mason was born in March 1871 in Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire. He was educated at The Perse School, before graduating as a non-collegiate student from the University of Cambridge. After graduating, he became a clergyman in the Anglican Church. He played Minor Counties Cricket for Cambridgeshire from 1896-1908, making 41 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship. He also played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club, debuting in 1909 against Leicestershire at Lord's. Swann-Mason made two further first-class appearances for the MCC, against Leicestershire in 1910, and Cambridge University in 1914. He scored 67 runs in his three first-class matches, with a high score of 25.
He served as a chaplain in the Royal Navy during the First World War, surviving the sinking of in 1915. For his services during the war, he was made an OBE in the 1919 New Year Honours. Following the war, he served as the vicar of Christ Church, Albany Street until his death at St Pancras in February 1942.