as Peter Pollock, Eddie Barlow, Colin Bland, Denis Lindsay and Peter van der Merwe, and was unbeaten on the tour. In the 1966 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack the editor Norman Preston, reflecting on the success of the touring South Africans in 1965, paid tribute to "that exuberant character R.A. McLean ... who moulded the new Springboks when he brought the Fezela side to England in 1961". He played all five Tests when New Zealand toured in 1961–62, a final two Tests against England in South Africa in 1964–65, and retired from first-class cricket in 1966. He became an insurance salesman. McLean died in Johannesburg following a long illness. He was survived by his wife of 51 years, Barbara, and their three daughters. Bibliography of works Sackcloth Without Ashes (1958), Hodder & Stoughton. References 1930 births 2007 deaths Alumni of Hilton College (South Africa) Cricketers from Johannesburg Cricketers from Pietermaritzburg KwaZulu-Natal cricketers South African cricketers South Africa Test cricketers Wisden Cricketers of the Year South African rugby union players