Hugh McLean (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian cricketer
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Place of Birth: Woodford, Victoria, Australia
About Hugh McLean (cricketer)
- Hugh McLean (26 November 1864 – 19 February 1915) was an Australian cricketer and Australian rules football player.
- Educated at Geelong College, McLean played both cricket and football for the school and was described as the best player in both teams.
- He began playing for Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) while he was still in school and in 1882 he was the competition's leading goalkicker.
- He played for Geelong from 1882 to 1890 and again in 1892.
- Geelong won premierships in four of those seasons, 1882, 1883, 1884 and 1886.
- McLean also played with fellow VFA side Melbourne in 1890.
- He was regarded as one of the best players of his era.He played two first-class cricket matches as a batsman for Victoria in 1891.He died as the result of a railway accident in Melbourne, when he missed his footing getting off a train.
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