Frederick McLaren

Frederick McLaren

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Albert McLaren
Born	(1874-08-19)19 August 1874 Farnham, Surrey, England
Died	23 September 1952(1952-09-23) (aged 78) Dartford, Kent, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Unknown-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1908	Hampshire
1919/20	Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 23 Batting average 4.60 100s/50s –/– Top score 18 Balls bowled 288 Wickets 6 Bowling average 24.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 2/30 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 January 2010

Frederick Albert McLaren OBE (19 August 1874 — 23 September 1952) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Army.

McLaren was born at Farnham in August 1874. A non-commissioned officer in the Army Service Corps (ACS), McLaren made two appearances in first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1908, against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's and the Gentlemen of Philadelphia at Southampton.^[1] in the latter match, he was one of five wickets for Bart King in Hampshire's first innings.^[2] In the opening weeks of the First World War, he gained a commission with the ASC as a second lieutenant in August 1914.^[3] He was made a temporary lieutenant in May 1915,^[4] and a temporary captain in November of the same year;^[5] he later gained the full rank of captain in November 1917.^[6]

While serving with the ASC in British India following the war, he made a single first-class appearance for the Europeans cricket team against the Indians at Madras in the 1919–20 Madras Presidency Match.^[1] Across his three first-class matches, McLaren scored 23 runs and took six wickets.^[7] By September 1924, he had retired, having exceeded the age for recall and therefore ceased to belong to the Reserve of Officers.^[8] McLaren was made an OBE in the 1930 Birthday Honours, in recognition of his post-retirement work at the Royal Army Service Corps record and pay office.^[9] He died at Dartford in September 1952.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Frederick McLaren". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
2. "Hampshire v Gentlemen of Philadelphia, Gentlemen of Philadelphia in British Isles 1908". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
3. "No. 28870". The London Gazette. 14 August 1914. p. 6399.
4. "No. 29156". The London Gazette. 7 May 1915. p. 4413.
5. "No. 29368". The London Gazette. 16 November 1915. p. 11329.
6. "No. 30403". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 November 1917. p. 12461.
7. "Frederick McLaren". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
8. "No. 32971". The London Gazette. 5 September 1924. p. 6642.
9. "No. 33611". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 May 1930. p. 3479.

External links

• Frederick McLaren at ESPNcricinfo