Michael McMaster (11 May 1896 – 29 March 1965) was an English first-class

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er,

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officer and businessman. The son of the

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cricketer Emile McMaster, he was born in May 1896 at Porlock, Somerset. He served in the

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in the

, being commissioned as a probationary sub-lieutenant, with his probation expiring in April 1917. He was promoted to flight lieutenant in August 1917. Following the war, McMaster made a single appearance in

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for the

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against

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in 1920. He scored 13 runs in the match, in addition to taking the wicket of

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in the Cambridge first-innings. He was placed on the retired list at his own request in September 1920. After leaving the Royal Navy, McMaster entered into the world of business, which took him to South Africa with Taylor and Ellis in

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, before serving as the chairman of

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. He died at

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on the

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in March 1965. His brother-in-law was the

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international

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McMaster, Michael 1896 births 1965 deaths People from West Somerset (district) English people of Irish descent Royal Navy officers Royal Naval Air Service aviators Royal Naval Air Service personnel of World War I English cricketers Royal Navy cricketers Slazenger 20th-century English businesspeople Military personnel from Somerset Cricketers from Somerset