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

Biography

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

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. He died in Sussex in 1966.

References

1. Cricinfo profile
2. ^ CricketArchive profile
3. ^ Other matches played by Geoffrey MacLaren Archived 10 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive
4. ^ Archie MacLaren at CricketArchive
5. James MacLaren at CricketArchive
6. Alexander Rowley at CricketArchive
7. ^ Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1967, Obituaries
8. First-class matches played by Geoffrey MacLaren at CricketArchive

• 1883 births
• 1966 deaths
• People educated at Harrow School
• People from Whalley Range
• Egyptian cricketers
• English cricketers
• Lancashire cricketers
• English expatriates in Egypt