Neil Ralph Charter MacLaurin (born 22 March 1966) is a former English

English people

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 cricket

Cricket

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er. MacLaurin was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace

Seam bowling

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. The son of Ian MacLaurin, Baron MacLaurin of Knebworth

Ian MacLaurin, Baron MacLaurin of Knebworth

Ian Charter MacLaurin, Baron MacLaurin of Knebworth DL, is a British businessman who has been Chairman of Vodafone and Chairman and Chief Executive of Tesco. He is a former Chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board and a former Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire.Ian MacLaurin was...

, a businessman and former Chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board

England and Wales Cricket Board

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, MacLaurin was born at Welwyn Garden City

Welwyn Garden City

-Economy:Ever since its inception as garden city, Welwyn Garden City has attracted a strong commercial base with several designated employment areas. Among the companies trading in the town are:*Air Link Systems*Baxter*British Lead Mills*Carl Zeiss...

, Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire

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 and educated at Malvern College

Malvern College

Malvern College is a coeducational independent school located on a 250 acre campus near the town centre of Malvern, Worcestershire in England. Founded on 25 January 1865, until 1992, the College was a secondary school for boys aged 13 to 18...

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MacLaurin made his debut for Middlesex

Middlesex County Cricket Club

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 in a List A match against Leicestershire

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

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 in the 1986 John Player Special League

1986 John Player Special League

The 1986 John Player Special League was the eighteenth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the third time by Hampshire County Cricket Club....

. He made four further List A appearances for Middlesex, the last of which came against Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire County Cricket Club

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 in the 1988 Refuge Assurance League

1988 Refuge Assurance League

The 1988 Refuge Assurance League was the twentieth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the third time by Worcestershire County Cricket Club.-Standings:-Refuge Assurance Cup:...

. In his five List A appearances for the county, he scored 20 runs at an average

Batting average

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 of 6.66, with a high score of 15 not out

Not out

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. He also made a single first-class

First-class cricket

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 appearance for Middlesex against Cambridge University

Cambridge University Cricket Club

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 in 1988. In this match, he scored 2 runs in Middlesex's first-innings, before being dimissed by Nigel Fenton, while in their second-innings he scored 35 runs, before being dismissed by the same bowler. He left Middlesex at the end of the 1988 season

1988 English cricket season

The 1988 English cricket season was dominated by Worcestershire who won the first of two successive championships and also a second successive Sunday league title....

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He joined Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire County Cricket Club

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 for the 1989 season

1989 English cricket season

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, making his debut for the county in the MCCA Knockout Trophy

MCCA Knockout Trophy

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 against Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club

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. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1989 to 1992, making 21 Minor Counties Championship and eleven MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. His first List A appearance for Hertfordshire came in the 1989 NatWest Trophy

1989 NatWest Trophy

The 1989 NatWest Trophy was the 9th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 28 June and 2 September 1989...

 against Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club

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. He made two further List A appearances for the county, against Warwickshire

Warwickshire County Cricket Club

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 in the 1990 NatWest Trophy

1990 NatWest Trophy

The 1990 NatWest Trophy was the 10th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 27 June and 1 September 1990...

 and against the same opponents in the 1991 NatWest Trophy

1991 NatWest Trophy

The 1991 NatWest Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 26 June and 7 September 1991. The competition was won by Hampshire who beat Surrey by 4 wickets at Lord's.-Format:...

. In his three matches, he scored 45 runs at an average of 15.00, with a high score of 21.

External links

• Neil MacLaurin at ESPNcricinfo
• Neil MacLaurin at CricketArchive
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