Archie MacLaren
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman (RHB) | |
| Bowling type | Right arm fast | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 35 | 424 |
| Runs scored | 1931 | 22236 |
| Batting average | 33.87 | 34.15 |
| 100s/50s | 5/8 | 47/95 |
| Top score | 140 | 424 |
| Balls bowled | 0 | 321 |
| Wickets | 0 | 1 |
| Bowling average | n/a | 267.00 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 |
| Best bowling | n/a | 1/44 |
| Catches/stumpings | 29/0 | 452/0 |
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Test debut: 14 December 1894 |
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Archibald (Archie) Campbell MacLaren (born 1 December 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, died 17 November 1944 in Bracknell, Berkshire) went to Harrow. He was an English cricketer, who played for England and Lancashire.
His best first-class cricket score was his 424 for Lancashire against Somerset at Taunton in 1895, then the highest first-class score and the first innings over 400 (the previous best was 344 by WG Grace in 1876). It stood unbeaten for over 27 years, until Bill Ponsford broke it with 429 for Victoria against Tasmania in February 1923 (MacLaren protested against the status of this match as Tasmania was then not a Sheffield Shield side).
He played in 35 Test matches for England. He was captain in 22 of those, winning 4 times, losing 11 times and drawing 7 times. He was named one of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year in 1895.
| Preceded by: Lord Hawke Arthur Jones |
English national cricket captain 1899-1902 1909 |
Followed by: Plum Warner Shrimp Leveson Gower |
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