Malcolm Maclagan

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Malcolm Maclagan
Personal information
Full name
Malcolm Duperier Maclagan
Born(1907-05-22)22 May 1907
Murree, Punjab, British India
DiedAugust 1997(1997-08-00) (aged 90)
Dorset, England
RelationsMyrtle Maclagan (sister)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1936–1937Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 43
Batting average 10.75
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 21
Balls bowled 18
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 September 2017

Malcolm Duperier Maclagan (22 May 1907 – August 1997) was an English military engineer and first-class cricketer.

Maclagan was born in Murree, Punjab, India on 22 May 1907, the one of four children born to Robert Smeiton Maclagan and Beatrice Ethel (née Duperier). He followed his father into the Royal Engineers, graduating from the Royal Military Academy in 1927.[1] He was promoted to lieutenant in 1930,[2] to captain in 1938, to major in 1944[3] and to lieutenant colonel in 1950.[4] He retired from the army on 21 May 1959.[5]

During his service, he was posted to India, where he played two first-class cricket matches for the Europeans cricket team. In January 1936, he scored 16 and 4 during an innings loss to the Indians,[6] while in the corresponding fixture the following year, he scored 2 and 21.[7] His sister, Myrtle Maclagan, played fourteen times for the England women's cricket team, scoring over 1,000 runs and taking more than 50 wickets.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "No. 33244". The London Gazette. 1 February 1927. p. 651.
  2. ^ "No. 33574". The London Gazette. 28 January 1930. p. 575.
  3. ^ "No. 36353". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 February 1944. p. 570.
  4. ^ "No. 39009". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 September 1950. p. 4473.
  5. ^ "No. 41713". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 May 1959. p. 3314.
  6. ^ "Europeans v Indians: Madras Presidency Match 1935/36". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Europeans v Indians: Madras Presidency Match 1936/37". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  8. ^ Duncan, Isabelle (2013). Skirting the Boundary: A History of Women's Cricket. London: The Robson Press. pp. 113–7. ISBN 978-1-84954-546-4.