Leslie McLean

Leslie Eric McLean (19 April 1918 16 December 1987) was an English first-class cricketer.

Leslie McLean
Personal information
Full name
Leslie Eric McLean
Born19 April 1918
Lynton, Devon, England
Died16 December 1987(1987-12-16) (aged 69)
Guildford, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19361939Hertfordshire
1939Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 79
Batting average 13.16
100s/50s –/1
Top score 51
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 July 2019

McLean was born in April 1918 at Lynton, Devon. He was educated at Bishop's Stortford College,[1] before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Derbyshire at Oxford in 1939. He made two further first-class appearances in 1939, against Lancashire and the Free Foresters.[3] He scored a total of 79 runs in these three matches, with a high score of 51.[4] He had made his debut in minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire in 1936, with McLean playing minor counties cricket until 1939, making a total of thirteen appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[5]

His first-class and minor counties career was ultimately cut short by the Second World War. He served in the war with the Royal Marines, enlisting as a second lieutenant in November 1939.[6] He was made an acting temporary lieutenant in March 1940,[7] before being made a temporary lieutenant in April 1940.[8] He died at Guildford in December 1987.

References

  1. "Teams Leslie McLean played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. Oxford University Calendar. University of Oxford. 1943. p. 583.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Leslie McLean". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Leslie McLean". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  5. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Leslie McLean". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  6. "No. 34724". The London Gazette. 3 November 1939. p. 7409.
  7. "No. 34807". The London Gazette. 8 March 1940. p. 1393.
  8. "No. 34854". The London Gazette. 21 May 1940. p. 3031.
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