George Macan (c. 9 September 1853 – 2 November 1943) was an Irish-born

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and reporter, and a

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who played

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for

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between 1872 and 1875. He was born at

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, Ireland and died at

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, London.

Biography

Macan was educated at

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and

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. As a cricketer, Macan was a right-handed middle- or lower-order batsman and a right-arm slow bowler, though he did not bowl in first-class cricket. He played in a single match for Cambridge University in 1872, and then reappeared fairly regularly in 1873, scoring 57 against an "England XI" which was a rather pale shadow of the

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that played as "England" in the period before international cricket began; the 57 was his highest first-class score, but he was unsuccessful in other matches and was not picked for the 1873

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against

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. In one match, he played for "the Gentlemen of England" ''against'' the university side. Though he failed to pass 50 again, he was more consistently successful in both 1874 and 1875 and played in the University Match in both seasons. In 1874, he made 6 and 12 as a poor Cambridge batting side was overwhelmed by an innings and 92 runs; in 1875, he made 2 and 1 not out as Cambridge lost by just six runs. He played no further first-class cricket after leaving Cambridge, but is recorded in non-first-class scorecards from

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and other amateur sides up to 1890. Macan graduated from

with a

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degree in 1875 and then qualified as a lawyer, being

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in 1877. He did not practise as a barrister, but instead acted as a court reporter, working for the

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in the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Macan, George 1853 births 1943 deaths English cricketers Cambridge University cricketers People from Castlebellingham People educated at Harrow School Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge Gentlemen of England cricketers