John McLaren (cricketer)

This article is about the Australian cricketer. For the Australian Rules footballer John William McLaren, see Mick McLaren (footballer).

John McLaren

Personal information
Full name	John William McLaren
Born	(1886-12-22)22 December 1886 Toowong, Queensland, Australia
Died	17 November 1921(1921-11-17) (aged 34) Highgate Hill, Queensland, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
International information
National side	Australia
Only Test (cap 100)	23 February 1912 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1906–07 to 1914–15	Queensland
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 1 34 Runs scored 0 564 Batting average – 12.53 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 0* 43* Balls bowled 144 5027 Wickets 1 107 Bowling average 70.00 26.74 5 wickets in innings 0 3 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 1/23 5/55 Catches/stumpings 0/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 April 2017

John William McLaren (22 December 1886 – 17 November 1921) was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1912.^[1]

McLaren was born in Brisbane to William and Elizabeth McLaren. A fast bowler, he played first-class cricket for Queensland from 1906 to 1915. In 1907–08 he took five wickets against the touring English team, although Queensland lost by an innings.^[2] Three years later he took 5 for 55 and 3 for 75 against the touring South Africans.^[3]

McLaren became the first Queensland-born player to play Test cricket for Australia when he was selected for the Fifth Test of the 1911–12 Ashes series.^[4] He toured England with the Australian team in 1912, but did not play in any of the Tests.^[5] After the First World War, McLaren served as selector and manager for Queensland teams.^[5]

McLaren was diagnosed with diabetes in his early thirties, and died of the condition at his home in Brisbane in November 1921, aged 34, leaving a widow and a young son.^[6] He is buried in Brisbane's Toowong Cemetery.^[7]

References

1. "John McLaren". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
2. "Queensland v MCC 1907-08". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
3. "Queensland v South Africans 1910-11". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
4. "The Ashes – 5th Test, 23,24,26,27,28,29 February, 1 March 1912". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
5. The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, p. 355.
6. "Mr. J. W. McLaren". The Week: 13. 25 November 1921.
7. McLaren John William Archived 8 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine – Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search

External links

• John McLaren at ESPNcricinfo
• John McLaren at CricketArchive (subscription required)