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Full name | Robert Stewart McLaren | ||||||||||||||
Born | 10 May 1919 Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
Died | 20 August 2006 Torquay, Devon, England | (aged 87)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1947–1949 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 26 July 2022 |
Robert Stewart McLaren (10 May 1919 — 20 August 2006) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
McLaren was born at Perth in May 1919, where he was educated at Perth Academy. During the Second World War, McLaren was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Black Watch in February 1943. [1] A club cricketer for Carlton Cricket Club, he made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Warwickshire on Scotland's 1947 tour of England. He played first-class cricket for Scotland until 1949, making six appearances. [2] Playing as a wicket-keeper in the Scotland team, he took 6 catches and made 7 stumpings. A true tailend batsman, he scored 23 runs at an average of 2.87. [3] He joined Dunfermline Cricket Club in November 1953. [4] Outside of cricket, he worked firstly as a bank clerk, before becoming the manager of a steel plant. McLaren died in England at Torquay in August 2006.