Archie MacLaren
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| Full name | Archibald Campbell MacLaren | |||
| Born | 1 December 1871 Whalley Range, Manchester, Lancashire, England |
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| Died | 17 November 1944 (aged 72) Bracknell, Berkshire, England |
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| Nickname | Archie | |||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right arm fast | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | England | |||
| Test debut (cap 92) | 14 December 1894 v Australia | |||
| Last Test | 11 August 1909 v Australia | |||
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| Years | Team | |||
| 1890 – 1914 | Lancashire | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Tests | First-class | ||
| Matches | 35 | 424 | ||
| Runs scored | 1,931 | 22,236 | ||
| Batting average | 33.87 | 34.15 | ||
| 100s/50s | 5/8 | 47/95 | ||
| Top score | 140 | 424 | ||
| Balls bowled | 0 | 321 | ||
| Wickets | – | 1 | ||
| Bowling average | – | 267.00 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | – | – | ||
| 10 wickets in match | – | – | ||
| Best bowling | – | 1/44 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 29/– | 452/– | ||
| Source: Cricinfo, 11 November 2008 | ||||
Archibald (Archie) Campbell MacLaren (1 December 1871, Whalley Range, Manchester, Lancashire – 17 November 1944, Bracknell, Berkshire) went to Harrow. He was an English cricketer, who played for England and Lancashire.
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His best first-class cricket score was his 424 for Lancashire against Somerset at Taunton in 1895, then the highest first-class score and the first innings over 400 (the previous best was 344 by W. G. Grace in 1876).[1] It stood unbeaten for over 27 years, until Bill Ponsford broke it with 429 for Victoria against Tasmania in February 1923. MacLaren protested against the status of this match as Tasmania was then not a Sheffield Shield side. He was named one of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year in 1895. In 1901-02 MacLaren became the first England captain to make a Test century in Australia, a position he held in solitary splendor until Peter May repeated the feat in 1958-59.
He captained Lancashire for ten years (1894–1896 and 1899–1906), starting at the age of twenty two. He played in 35 Test matches for England and was captain in twenty two of those, winning four times, losing eleven and drawing seven.
In 1921, after Warwick Armstrong's Australians had retained the Ashes 3-0, the then 49 year old MacLaren claimed that he could select a side that would beat them. He duly led a self-selected eleven against the all-conquering tourists at Eastbourne. His team were bowled out for 43, but then dismissed the Australians for 174. The home side scored 326 in their second innings and bowled out the Australians for 167, to win by 29 runs.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Frindall, Bill (2009). Ask Bearders. BBC Books. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-84607-880-4.
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| Preceded by Lord Hawke |
English national cricket captain 1899–1902 |
Succeeded by Plum Warner |
| Preceded by Arthur Jones |
English national cricket captain 1909 |
Succeeded by Henry Leveson-Gower |
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