Frederick McLaren Cricketer

Captain Frederick Albert McLaren OBE (19 August 1874 – 23 September 1952) was an English cricketer. Mclaren was a fast-medium bowler, although which arm he bowled with is unknown. In the years prior to the First World War, McLaren was a prominent bowler for the British Army. McLaren made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1908 against the Marylebone Cricket Club, where he took two wickets in the match. Later in 1908 McLaren played his second and final first-class match for Hampshire against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia, where he became one of Bart King's five victims in Hampshire's first innings. Mclaren took two wickets in the match. McLaren fought in World War I, serving in the Army Service Corps as a Captain.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 19, 1874
Birth place
England , Surrey , Farnham
Date of deathSeptember 23, 1952
Place of death
England , Kent , Dartford

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