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Frederick McLaren

Frederick McLaren

English cricketer and soldier

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

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