John Maclean (Australian cricketer)

John Alexander Maclean MBE[1] (born 27 April 1946) is a former Australian Test cricketer who played in four Test matches and two One Day Internationals in 1978 and 1979.

John Maclean
Maclean in 1971
Personal information
Full name
John Alexander Maclean
Born (1946-04-27) 27 April 1946 (age 78)
Herston, Queensland, Australia
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 298)1 December 1978 v England
Last Test6 January 1979 v England
ODI debut (cap 51)13 January 1979 v England
Last ODI24 January 1979 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1968/69–1978/79Queensland
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 4 2 108 22
Runs scored 79 11 3,888 232
Batting average 11.28 11.00 24.45 19.33
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 2/14 0/1
Top score 33* 11 156 61*
Catches/stumpings 18/– 0/– 354/31 35/1
Source: Cricinfo, 12 December 2018

Early life and education

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Maclean was born on 27 April, 1946 in Herston, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and educated at Brisbane State High School. He completed a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and Bachelor of Economics from the University of Queensland.[citation needed]

Career

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A wicket-keeper, Maclean played for Australia following the defection of many of the leading Australian cricketers to the competing World Series Cricket competition.

The Queensland Cricket Association (QCA) granted Maclean a benefit in the 1978/79 season; only the second benefit (after Sam Trimble) granted by the QCA.[2] He was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1980 for his services to cricket.[1]

In 2007, Maclean was the Workgroup Manager of Land and Infrastructure Development at Opus International Consultants in Brisbane as well as an advisor to the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) through the QAS Board. Before this position Maclean was chairman of Development Planning Pty Ltd and a director of Farr Evrat Engineers and Tabletop Architects and Planners.[citation needed]

Family

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Maclean has four adult sons.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Maclean, John Alexander, MBE". It's an Honour. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Behind the Stumps", The Cricket Player, December 1977, p. 39.