{"id":113101,"date":"2026-05-19T19:09:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=113101"},"modified":"2026-05-19T19:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:16:12","slug":"former-australia-wicketkeeper-john-maclean-passes-away-at-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/sports\/former-australia-wicketkeeper-john-maclean-passes-away-at-80\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Australia wicketkeeper John Maclean passes away at 80"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SYDNEY: Former Australian and Queensland wicketkeeper<\/a> John Maclean<\/span><\/span> has passed away at the age of 80 following a long illness.<\/p>\n

Maclean represented Australia in four Test matches and two One Day Internationals during the 1978\u201379 Ashes series at home, a period when several leading Australian players were unavailable due to World Series Cricket commitments.<\/p>\n

He made his first-class debut for Queensland in 1968 and quickly established himself as a dependable wicketkeeper, breaking the state record for most dismissals in a season previously held by former Australia wicketkeeper Wally Grout. In his debut season of Sheffield Shield cricket, he also scored his highest first-class score of 156.<\/p>\n

His performances earned him selection for an Australian development tour of New Zealand in 1969\u201370 alongside players such as Greg Chappell and Dennis Lillee.<\/p>\n

However, he had to wait several years for another opportunity at the international level, eventually returning during the 1978\u201379 Ashes series.<\/p>\n

Maclean was a key figure in Queensland cricket during the 1970s, captaining the side in 30 of his 86 Sheffield Shield matches and helping the team finish runner-up four times in five seasons between 1973\u201374 and 1977\u201378.<\/p>\n

He retired with an impressive record of 385 first-class dismissals, including 354 catches and 31 stumpings, making him one of the most successful wicketkeepers in Australian domestic cricket history.<\/p>\n

Beyond his playing career, Maclean was awarded an MBE in the 1980 Queen\u2019s Birthday Honours for services to cricket.<\/p>\n

He later served in various administrative roles, including vice-president and president of Queensland Cricket, and contributed to the Australian Cricket Board in a players\u2019 representative capacity.<\/p>\n

Queensland Cricket paid tribute to Maclean, describing him as a \u201cteam-first\u201d player whose leadership, commitment, and service left a lasting legacy in Australian cricket.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SYDNEY: Former Australian and Queensland wicketkeeper John Maclean has passed away at the age of 80 following a long illness. Maclean represented Australia in four Test matches and two One Day Internationals during the 1978\u201379 Ashes series at home, a period when several leading Australian players were unavailable due to World Series Cricket commitments. He […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":113102,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[42365],"class_list":["post-113101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-john-maclean"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113101"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113103,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113101\/revisions\/113103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}