Ryan McLaren, 25 is a promising alrounder in South African domestic circuit as well as english county.He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.He made his first-class debut for Eagles in October 2003.He had also appeared eight times for South Africa Under-19's, during the 2001-02 Under-19 World Cup. He agreed to join kent on a kolpak deal for the 2007 season. In the 2007 Twenty20 Cup Final against Gloucestershire, McLaren took a hat-trick to help Kent win the Twenty20 Cup for the first time .McClaren has just signed a three year extension to his contract which will keep him at Kent until 2010. It is thought that this indicates that he plans to qualify to play cricket for England.
But Mike Arthur,the proteas coach is desperate to have him in the South African side after their humiliating defeat against England.South Africa are now trying to hook away from a recently-extended Kolpak deal with Kent.