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Jonathan 'Jono' James McLean (born 11 July 1980) is a South African former
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er. McLean was born at
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in July 1980, where he was educated at
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. He made his debut in
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for
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against Northerns at
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in the 2001–02 Supersport Series. He played first-class cricket for Western Province until the 2003–04 season, making five appearances. In these, he scored 157 runs at an
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of 22.42, with one half century score of 57. He also made an additional first-class appearance in South Africa for the South African Academy cricket team against Sri Lanka A in October 2003. He also made two List A one-day appearances in the 2002–03 Standard Bank Cup. In 2004, McLean, who held a
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, trialled in England for
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and was signed by the county after
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over 80 in the
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. Commenting on his potential, Hampshire Director of Cricket Tim Tremlett described him as an "exciting player" and a part of their future plans. His debut for Hampshire came in a first-class match against
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in the 2005 County Championship. McLean played six County Championship matches in 2005, but made just one appearance in the
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. In these seven matches, he scored 302 runs at an average of 33.55, with four half centuries and a highest score of 68. He made eight appearances in one-day cricket in 2005 and one in 2006, scoring 60 runs with a highest score of 36. McLean also made six appearances in the 2006 Twenty20 Cup, scoring 39 runs with a highest score of 23. McLean was released by Hampshire following the 2006 season, alongside Richard Logan. Following his release by Hampshire, McLean played
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for
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from 2008 to 2011, making twenty appearances in the
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and eighteen in the
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. Following the end of his playing career, he set up a company which employed former Hampshire cricketer Tom Parsons; this company ultimately failed, but McLean and Parsons went into business together and formed a new company.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McLean, Jono 1980 births Living people Cricketers from Johannesburg Alumni of St Stithians College South African cricketers Western Province cricketers Hampshire cricketers South African expatriate cricketers in England Berkshire cricketers 21st-century South African businesspeople 21st-century South African sportsmen