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{{short description|South African cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2026}}
{{Use South African English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Ryan McLaren
| image = RYAN MCLAREN (15519878577).jpg
| country = South Africa
| full_name = Ryan McLaren
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|02|09}}
| birth_place = [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]], [[Cape Province]], South Africa
| heightft = 6
| heightinch = 4
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]]
| role = [[All-rounder]]
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2009–2014
| testdebutdate = 14 January
| testdebutyear = 2010
| testdebutagainst = England
| testcap = 306
| lasttestdate = 12 February
| lasttestyear = 2014
| lasttestagainst = Australia
| odidebutdate = 8 November
| odidebutyear = 2009
| odidebutagainst = Zimbabwe
| odicap = 97
| lastodidate = 23 November
| lastodiyear = 2014
| lastodiagainst = Australia
| odishirt = 23
| club1 = [[Free State cricket team|Free State]]
| year1 = 2003–2005
| club2 = [[Knights (cricket team)|Knights]]
| year2 = 2004–2014
| club3 = [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]]
| year3 = 2007–2009
| club4 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| year4 = 2010
| club5 = [[Kings XI Punjab]]
| year5 = 2011
| club6 = [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]]
| year6 = 2011
| club7 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| year7 = 2013
| club8 = [[Dolphins (South African cricket team)|Dolphins]]
| year8 = 2014–2016
| club9 = [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]]
| year9 = 2015–2016
| club10 = [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]]
| year10 = 2017
| club11 = [[Knights (cricket team)|Knights]]
| year11 = 2017–2019
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 2
| runs1 = 47
| bat avg1 = 23.50
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 33[[Not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 264
| wickets1 = 3
| bowl avg1 = 54.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/72
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 54
| runs2 = 485
| bat avg2 = 18.65
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1
| top score2 = 71[[Not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 2,403
| wickets2 = 77
| bowl avg2 = 27.29
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/19
| catches/stumpings2 = 13/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 154
| runs3 = 6,298
| bat avg3 = 33.86
| 100s/50s3 = 7/33
| top score3 = 140
| deliveries3 = 24,685
| wickets3 = 459
| bowl avg3 = 27.61
| fivefor3 = 15
| tenfor3 = 1
| best bowling3 = 8/38
| catches/stumpings3 = 69/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 210
| runs4 = 3,453
| bat avg4 = 31.39
| 100s/50s4 = 0/17
| top score4 = 88
| deliveries4 = 8,649
| wickets4 = 256
| bowl avg4 = 29.02
| fivefor4 = 2
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/38
| catches/stumpings4 = 65/–
| date = 3 April
| year = 2024
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/46393.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Ryan McLaren''' (born 9 February 1983) is a former South African professional [[cricket]]er, who played in all formats at international level. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] bowler.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/46393.html|title=Ryan McLaren|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=3 March 2010}}</ref> McClaren signed a contract with English County side [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] for the 2017 season. In January 2019, McLaren announced his retirement from [[first-class cricket]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25891285/allrounder-ryan-mclaren-retires-first-class-cricket |title=Allrounder Ryan McLaren retires from first-class cricket |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=31 January 2019}}</ref>

==Domestic career==
McLaren made his first-class debut for Free State (now called [[Knights cricket team|Knights]]) in October 2003, taking two wickets and scoring 25 runs.

McLaren had also appeared eight times for South Africa Under-19's, during the 2001–02 Under-19 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/45/45228/45228.html|title=Ryan McLaren|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=3 March 2010}}</ref>

McLaren agreed to join [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] on a [[Kolpak ruling|Kolpak]] deal for the 2007 season. In the [[Twenty20 Cup 2007#Final|2007 Twenty20 Cup Final]] against Gloucestershire, McLaren took a hat-trick to help Kent win the Twenty20 Cup for the first time.<ref name=ci4aug07>McGlashan A (2007) [http://www.espncricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/305547.html Kent take Twenty20 in thrilling final], ESPNcricinfo, 4 August 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2016.</ref>

It was announced on 18 February 2010 that McLaren had signed to play for [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] in the 2011 Friends Provident Twenty20 Cup competition. In 2017 McClaren will play for English County side [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] as their overseas player.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/37730054|title=Ryan McLaren: Lancashire sign South Africa international for 2017 season|date=21 October 2016|access-date=30 August 2017|website=Bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

In August 2017, McLaren was named in [[Stellenbosch Monarchs]]' squad for the first season of the [[T20 Global League]].<ref name="T20GL">{{cite web|url=http://www.t20.gl/news/t20-global-league-announces-final-team-squads|title=T20 Global League announces final team squads|access-date=28 August 2017|work=T20 Global League|archive-date=5 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905185645/https://www.t20.gl/news/t20-global-league-announces-final-team-squads|url-status=dead}}</ref> In October 2018, he was named in [[Nelson Mandela Bay Giants]]' squad for the [[2018 Mzansi Super League|first edition]] of the [[Mzansi Super League]] T20 tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/live-mzansi-super-league-player-draft-20181017 |title=Mzansi Super League – full squad lists |work=Sport24 |access-date=17 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/domestic/mzansi-super-league-player-draft-the-story-so-far-17521199 |title=Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far |work=Independent Online |access-date=17 October 2018}}</ref>

==International career==
McLaren had been called up for the [[South Africa national cricket team|South African]] One-day side for the Kenya and [[Bangladeshi cricket team in South Africa in 2008-09|Bangladesh series]], but had to withdraw, because [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] did not release him from his Kolpak contract. After renouncing his Kolpak status, he was called up by South Africa to play against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] and [[England national cricket team|England]] in the 2009–10 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketworld.com/kuhn-and-mclaren-called-up-by-south-africa/22247.htm|title=Kuhn And McLaren Called Up By South Africa|publisher=Cricket World|date=23 October 2009|access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref>

McLaren made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe at Benoni on 8 November 2009. He has single fifty in the format and took 77 wickets in 54 matches up to October 2015. His T20I debut also came on 2009, against England at Johannesburg. He took a T20I five-wicket haul against West Indies on 2010 as well on his third T20I. The feat was the first by a South African in T20Is.

Due to his good performance in shorter formats, he was called to the Test series against England on 14 January 2010. But his Test performance is not too good, where he played only 2 tests up to October 2015 and picked up only 3 wickets. Due to this poor performances, he was dropped from the squad.

== IPL ==

McLaren signed a contract with [[Mumbai Indians]] to play in the Indian Premier League T20. Although he did not feature in the 2009 edition, he played a bigger role in making his team reaching the finals. He also won man of the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore on 17 April; he scored 40 while opening with [[Sachin Tendulkar]] and took 1 for 21 with the ball.

After not being bought during the auction in 2011, McLaren was chosen by Kings XI Punjab as a replacement player after [[Stuart Broad]] and [[Dimitri Mascarenhas]] pulled out due to injury.

McLaren was bought in the 2013 [[Indian Premier League]] player auction by [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] for a sum of US$50,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2013/content/story/603194.html|title=IPL player list at 2013 auction|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=3 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/ipl-6-teams/48764|title=IPL 6: What the nine teams look like
|publisher=Wisden India|date=3 February 2013}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{cricinfo|id=46393}}

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