John MacLean

Who was John MacLean?

John Francis MacLean was an English cricketer: a wicketkeeper-batsman who played county cricket for Gloucestershire and Worcestershire between the wars. He was selected for the Gentlemen against the Players in 1923, and also appeared at first-class level for MCC, HK Foster's XI and Free Foresters.

MacLean made his first-class debut for HK Foster's XI against Worcestershire at Hereford in July 1919, making 12 and 18*. He made no dismissals in the match, nor in his appearance for the same side against the Australian Imperial Forces just two days later. His third match, again for HK Foster's XI and once more against Worcestershire, produced an innings of 59 from number ten, but again no dismissals.

He did not play first-class cricket again until 1922, when he was a regular part of a very weak Worcestershire side. His county debut, against Warwickshire at Edgbaston, at last gave him his maiden dismissal when he stumped opener Leonard Bates in the second innings. It was not a particularly successful season overall for McLean, however: he finished with only 459 runs from 41 innings and made 16 dismissals.