Frederick Albert McLaren (19 August 1874 — 23 September 1952) was an English first-class

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er and an officer in the

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. McLaren was born at

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in August 1874. A

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in the Army Service Corps (ACS), McLaren made two appearances in

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for

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in 1908, against the

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and the

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. in the latter match, he was one of five wickets for

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in Hampshire's first innings. In the opening weeks of the

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, he gained a commission with the ASC as a

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in August 1914. He was made a temporary

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in May 1915, and a temporary

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in November of the same year; he later gained the full rank of captain in November 1917. While serving with the ASC in

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following the war, he made a single first-class appearance for the

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against the Indians at

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in the 1919–20

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. Across his three first-class matches, McLaren scored 23 runs and took six wickets. By September 1924, he had retired, having exceeded the age for recall and therefore ceased to belong to the

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. McLaren was made an

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in the

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, in recognition of his post-retirement work at the Royal Army Service Corps record and pay office. He died at

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in September 1952.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McLaren, Frederick 1874 births 1952 deaths Sportspeople from Farnham Cricketers from Surrey Royal Army Service Corps soldiers English cricketers Hampshire cricketers Royal Army Service Corps officers British Army personnel of World War I Europeans cricketers Officers of the Order of the British Empire