Geoffrey MacLaren

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Geoffrey MacLaren (28 February 1883 – 14 September 1966) was an English cricketer[1] who played first-class cricket for Lancashire[2] in addition to playing three matches for Egypt.[3] His elder brothers Archie and James also played for Lancashire,[4][5] as did his uncle Alexander Rowley.[6] Archie also played Test cricket for England.[4]

Biography

Born in Whalley Range, Manchester in 1883,[2] Geoffrey MacLaren was educated at Harrow.[7] He played his only two first-class matches for Lancashire during the 1902 English cricket season,[8] both under the captaincy of elder brother Archie.[7]

He later lived in Egypt for a time, playing for Cairo against I Zingari in March 1914, followed by three matches for the Egyptian national side against the same opposition.[3] He died in Sussex in 1966.[2]

References

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  1. Cricinfo profile
  2. a b c CricketArchive profile
  3. a b Other matches played by Geoffrey MacLaren Script error: No such module "webarchive". at CricketArchive
  4. a b Archie MacLaren at CricketArchive
  5. James MacLaren at CricketArchive
  6. Alexander Rowley at CricketArchive
  7. a b Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1967, Obituaries
  8. First-class matches played by Geoffrey MacLaren at CricketArchive

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