Full name Ryan McLaren
Born February 9, 1983, Kimberley, Cape Province
Current age 26 years 286 days
Major teams South Africa, Eagles, Free State, Kent, Mumbai Indians, South Africa Under-19s
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Relation Father - P McLaren, Uncle - K McLaren, Cousin - AP McLaren
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6* | - | 5 | 120.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T20Is | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | - | 1 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 78 | 112 | 18 | 2576 | 140 | 27.40 | 2 | 13 | 38 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 92 | 67 | 28 | 1487 | 82* | 38.12 | 1703 | 87.31 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 69 | 46 | 21 | 510 | 46* | 20.40 | 439 | 116.17 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 30 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 2 | 2 | 90 | 61 | 3 | 3/51 | 3/51 | 20.33 | 4.06 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 2 | 2 | 48 | 59 | 4 | 3/33 | 3/33 | 14.75 | 7.37 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 78 | 12325 | 6201 | 249 | 8/38 | 24.90 | 3.01 | 49.4 | 12 | 10 | 1 | ||
| List A | 92 | 3369 | 2775 | 95 | 5/46 | 5/46 | 29.21 | 4.94 | 35.4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 69 | 68 | 1303 | 1626 | 59 | 4/37 | 4/37 | 27.55 | 7.48 | 22.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | South Africa v Zimbabwe at Benoni, Nov 8, 2009 scorecard |
| Last ODI | South Africa v Zimbabwe at Centurion, Nov 10, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | South Africa v England at Johannesburg, Nov 13, 2009 scorecard |
| Last T20I | South Africa v England at Centurion, Nov 15, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2003/04 |
| Last First-class | Kent v Leicestershire at Canterbury, Sep 15-18, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2003/04 |
| Last List A | South Africa v Zimbabwe at Centurion, Nov 10, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Eagles v Dolphins at Bloemfontein, Mar 30, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | South Africa v England at Centurion, Nov 15, 2009 scorecard |
A hard-hitting allrounder who made an impressive start to his career for the Eagles in South Africa with his aggressive seam bowling and middle-order runs. An international call-up didn't come early though, as South Africa were blessed with an abundance of fast-bowling allrounders such as Shaun Pollock and Jacques Kallis (besides the likes of Andrew Hall and Johan van der Wath). As with so many young South Africans McLaren opted for the Kolpak route and signed for Kent in 2007. He took a hat-trick in the 2007 Twenty20 final to help Kent win the trophy. Despite remaining under contract with Kent, McLaren was called up for South Africa's ODI squad to face Kenya and Bangladesh in October 2008 but the county refused to release him. It appeared an international career wouldn't happen, but he was released from his county contract at the end of the 2009 season, making him eligible for selection to the South African team. That came soon after, as South Africa named him in their limited-overs squad to face Zimbabwe and England.
Andrew McGlashan October 2009
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