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	==Early life and military service==		==Early life and military service==
	Mischler was born at [[Paddington]] in October 1920 to Martin Mischler and his wife, Martha Sarah Lambert.<ref name="UNIT">{{cite web\|url=http://www.unithistories.com/officers/indianarmy_officers_m01.html \|title=Indian Army Officers 1939–1945 \|publisher=unithistories.com \|accessdate=4 June ~~2022~~}}</ref> He was educated at [[St Paul's School, London\|St Paul's School]].<ref name="UNIT"/> After leaving St Paul's he enlisted in the ranks of the [[British Army]] as a [[Private (rank)\|private]]. He was [[Officer (armed forces)#United Kingdom\|commissioned]] during the [[Second World War]] as a [[Second lieutenant#United Kingdom & other Commonwealth countries\|second lieutenant]] as of 17 August 1941 and joined the [[Royal Indian Army Service Corps]].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=35339\|date=7 November 1941\|page=6446\|supp=y}}</ref> In December 1941, he made his debut in [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Europeans cricket team\|Europeans]] against the [[Parsees cricket team\|Parsees]] in the [[Bombay Quadrangular\|1941–42 Bombay Quadrangular]] at [[Brabourne Stadium\|Bombay]].<ref name="FCM">{{cite web\|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14134/First-Class_Matches.html \|title=First-Class Matches played by Norman Mischler \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=4 June ~~2022~~}}</ref> He made two further first-clas appearances for the Europeans, both against the [[Indians cricket team\|Indians]] in the [[Madras Presidency Matches]] of 1942 and 1943.<ref name="FCM"/> By the end of the war he had been mentioned in dispatches twice, once as a temporary [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)\|captain]] in May 1946,<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=37558\|date=7 May 1946\|page=2223\|supp=y}}</ref> and secondly as a temporary [[Major (United Kingdom)\|major]] in September 1946.<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=37730\|date=17 September 1946\|page=4717\|supp=y}}</ref> Both were for service in Burma.		Mischler was born at [[Paddington]] in October 1920 to Martin Mischler and his wife, Martha Sarah Lambert.<ref name="UNIT">{{cite web\|url=http://www.unithistories.com/officers/indianarmy_officers_m01.html \|title=Indian Army Officers 1939–1945 \|publisher=unithistories.com \|accessdate=4 June 2019}}</ref> He was educated at [[St Paul's School, London\|St Paul's School]].<ref name="UNIT"/> After leaving St Paul's he enlisted in the ranks of the [[British Army]] as a [[Private (rank)\|private]]. He was [[Officer (armed forces)#United Kingdom\|commissioned]] during the [[Second World War]] as a [[Second lieutenant#United Kingdom & other Commonwealth countries\|second lieutenant]] as of 17 August 1941 and joined the [[Royal Indian Army Service Corps]].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=35339\|date=7 November 1941\|page=6446\|supp=y}}</ref> In December 1941, he made his debut in [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Europeans cricket team\|Europeans]] against the [[Parsees cricket team\|Parsees]] in the [[Bombay Quadrangular\|1941–42 Bombay Quadrangular]] at [[Brabourne Stadium\|Bombay]].<ref name="FCM">{{cite web\|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14134/First-Class_Matches.html \|title=First-Class Matches played by Norman Mischler \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=4 June 2019}}</ref> He made two further first-clas appearances for the Europeans, both against the [[Indians cricket team\|Indians]] in the [[Madras Presidency Matches]] of 1942 and 1943.<ref name="FCM"/> By the end of the war he had been mentioned in dispatches twice, once as a temporary [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)\|captain]] in May 1946,<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=37558\|date=7 May 1946\|page=2223\|supp=y}}</ref> and secondly as a temporary [[Major (United Kingdom)\|major]] in September 1946.<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=37730\|date=17 September 1946\|page=4717\|supp=y}}</ref> Both were for service in Burma.

	==Return to England==		==Return to England==
	He returned to England in 1946, where he began studying at [[St Catharine's College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{cite book \|title=Register \|publisher=University of Cambridge \|year=1948 \|page=285 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TVE4AAAAMAAJ \|language=en}}</ref> While studying at Cambridge he played first-class cricket for [[Cambridge University Cricket Club\|Cambridge University]] in the 1946 and 1947 seasons, making eighteen appearances.<ref name="FCM"/> He scored 434 runs for Cambridge, at an [[batting average (cricket)\|average]] of 14.96, with a high score of 76.<ref name="FCB">{{cite web\|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14134/f_Batting_by_Team.html \|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Norman Mischler \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=4 June ~~2022~~}}</ref> He made three further appearances in first-class cricket for the [[Free Foresters Cricket Club\|Free Foresters]] against Cambridge University in 1949, 1950 and 1951.<ref name="FCM"/> Mischler played as a [[wicket-keeper]] during his first-class career, taking 35 [[catch (cricket)\|catches]] and making 10 [[stumping]]s.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14134/14134.html \|title=Player profile: Norman Mischler \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=4 June ~~2022~~}}</ref> After graduating from Cambridge, Mischler worked in the chemical industry, most notably for [[Hoechst AG\|Hoechst]].<ref name="UNIT"/> He 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]] (Officer's Cross) in 1985.<ref name="UNIT"/> He died at London in September 2009.		He returned to England in 1946, where he began studying at [[St Catharine's College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{cite book \|title=Register \|publisher=University of Cambridge \|year=1948 \|page=285 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TVE4AAAAMAAJ \|language=en}}</ref> While studying at Cambridge he played first-class cricket for [[Cambridge University Cricket Club\|Cambridge University]] in the 1946 and 1947 seasons, making eighteen appearances.<ref name="FCM"/> He scored 434 runs for Cambridge, at an [[batting average (cricket)\|average]] of 14.96, with a high score of 76.<ref name="FCB">{{cite web\|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14134/f_Batting_by_Team.html \|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Norman Mischler \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=4 June 2019}}</ref> He made three further appearances in first-class cricket for the [[Free Foresters Cricket Club\|Free Foresters]] against Cambridge University in 1949, 1950 and 1951.<ref name="FCM"/> Mischler played as a [[wicket-keeper]] during his first-class career, taking 35 [[catch (cricket)\|catches]] and making 10 [[stumping]]s.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14134/14134.html \|title=Player profile: Norman Mischler \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=4 June 2019}}</ref> After graduating from Cambridge, Mischler worked in the chemical industry, most notably for [[Hoechst AG\|Hoechst]].<ref name="UNIT"/> He 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]] (Officer's Cross) in 1985.<ref name="UNIT"/> He died at London in September 2009.

	==References==		==References==

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{{short description|Scottish cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{EngvarB|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name =
| image =
| country = England
| fullname = Norman Martin Mischler
| birth_date = 9 October 1920
| birth_place = [[Paddington]], London, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2009|9|10|1920|10|9}}
| death_place = London, England
| nickname =
| family =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling =
| role = [[Wicket-keeper]]
| club1 = [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]]
| year1 = 1941/42–1943/44
| club2 = [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]]
| year2 = 1946–1947
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 24
| runs1 = 76
| bat avg1 = 15.35
| 100s/50s1 = –/2
| top score1 = 76
| hidedeliveries = true
| catches/stumpings1 = 35/10
| date = 4 June
| year = 2019
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/17207.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Norman Martin Mischler''' (9 October 1920 – 10 September 2009) was an English first-class [[cricket]]er and [[British Indian Army]] officer. Mischler served in the British Indian Army during the [[Second World War]]. While in [[British India]] he played [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Europeans cricket team]], before returning to England where he played first-class cricket for [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]] and the [[Free Foresters Cricket Club|Free Foresters]]. He was a leading figure in the chemical industry.

==Early life and military service==
Mischler was born at [[Paddington]] in October 1920 to Martin Mischler and his wife, Martha Sarah Lambert.<ref name="UNIT">{{cite web|url=http://www.unithistories.com/officers/indianarmy_officers_m01.html |title=Indian Army Officers 1939–1945 |publisher=unithistories.com |accessdate=4 June 2022}}</ref> He was educated at [[St Paul's School, London|St Paul's School]].<ref name="UNIT"/> After leaving St Paul's he enlisted in the ranks of the [[British Army]] as a [[Private (rank)|private]]. He was [[Officer (armed forces)#United Kingdom|commissioned]] during the [[Second World War]] as a [[Second lieutenant#United Kingdom & other Commonwealth countries|second lieutenant]] as of 17 August 1941 and joined the [[Royal Indian Army Service Corps]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=35339|date=7 November 1941|page=6446|supp=y}}</ref> In December 1941, he made his debut in [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]] against the [[Parsees cricket team|Parsees]] in the [[Bombay Quadrangular|1941–42 Bombay Quadrangular]] at [[Brabourne Stadium|Bombay]].<ref name="FCM">{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14134/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Norman Mischler |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=4 June 2022}}</ref> He made two further first-clas appearances for the Europeans, both against the [[Indians cricket team|Indians]] in the [[Madras Presidency Matches]] of 1942 and 1943.<ref name="FCM"/> By the end of the war he had been mentioned in dispatches twice, once as a temporary [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in May 1946,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=37558|date=7 May 1946|page=2223|supp=y}}</ref> and secondly as a temporary [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]] in September 1946.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=37730|date=17 September 1946|page=4717|supp=y}}</ref> Both were for service in Burma.

==Return to England==
He returned to England in 1946, where he began studying at [[St Catharine's College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Register |publisher=University of Cambridge |year=1948 |page=285 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TVE4AAAAMAAJ |language=en}}</ref> While studying at Cambridge he played first-class cricket for [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]] in the 1946 and 1947 seasons, making eighteen appearances.<ref name="FCM"/> He scored 434 runs for Cambridge, at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 14.96, with a high score of 76.<ref name="FCB">{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14134/f_Batting_by_Team.html |title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Norman Mischler |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=4 June 2022}}</ref> He made three further appearances in first-class cricket for the [[Free Foresters Cricket Club|Free Foresters]] against Cambridge University in 1949, 1950 and 1951.<ref name="FCM"/> Mischler played as a [[wicket-keeper]] during his first-class career, taking 35 [[catch (cricket)|catches]] and making 10 [[stumping]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14134/14134.html |title=Player profile: Norman Mischler |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=4 June 2022}}</ref> After graduating from Cambridge, Mischler worked in the chemical industry, most notably for [[Hoechst AG|Hoechst]].<ref name="UNIT"/> He 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]] (Officer's Cross) in 1985.<ref name="UNIT"/> He died at London in September 2009.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=17207}}

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