Geoffrey MacLaren

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]

Geoffrey MacLaren

Personal information
Born	(1883-02-28)28 February 1883 Whalley Range, Manchester, England
Died	14 September 1966(1966-09-14) (aged 83) Bexhill, Sussex, England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1902	Lancashire
First-class debut	11 August 1902 Lancashire v Sussex
Last First-class	14 August 1902 Lancashire v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 7 Batting average 1.75 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 3 Balls bowled 36 Wickets 2 Bowling average 6.50 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1/5 Catches/stumpings 1/0
Source: CricketArchive, 20 April 2008

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]