Captain Frederick Albert McLaren OBE (19 August 1874 – 23 September 1952) was an English first-class cricketer. McLaren was a fast-medium bowler, although which arm he bowled with is unknown. In the years prior to the First World War, McLaren was a prominent bowler for the British Army. McLaren fought in World War I, serving in the Army Service Corps as a captain. McLaren survived the war and in 1919 played a single match for the Europeans (India) against the Indians, where he took his final two first-class wickets. McLaren died in at Dartford, Kent on 23 September 1952.