Famous Cricketers No 52 - Malcolm Marshall

did not bat - 141-1 25.3 13 42 4 G.F.J.Liebenberg c E.L.R.Stewart 250 W.J.Cronje c E.L.R.Stewart F.D.Stephenson c E.L.R.Stewart B.T.Player c E.L.R.Stewart 395. Natal v Border, Durban, November 11, 12, 13, 14 (Natal won by 12 runs) c P.N.Kirsten b O.D.Gibson 0 179 22 9 47 4 A.G.Lawson c N.C.Johnson 115 D.J.Cullinan b P.J.Botha c A.C.Hudson I.L.Howell lbw c I.L.Howell b O.D.Gibson 21 183 27 11 51 3 P.C.Strydom c N.E.Wright 235 S.L.Palframan c N.C.Johnson J.A.Ehrke b 396. Natal v Western Province, CapeTown, December 10, 11, 12, 13 (Match drawn) lbw b A.C.Dawson 19 390 28 9 58 3 S.G.Koenig b 303 1 H.H.Gibbs lbw J.H.Kallis lbw did not bat - 246-5d 10 3 18 1 H.D.Ackerman c M.L.Bruyns193-6 397. Natal v Transvaal, Johannesburg, December 17, 18, 19, 20 (Natal won by 244 runs) not out 82 339 10 1 28 2 N.Pothias c M.L.Bruyns 162 S.J.Cook lbw c and b M.J.Vandrau 16 244 18 7 47 1 B.M.White c M.L.Bruyns 177 398. Natal v Boland, Durban, January 13, 14, 15, 16 (Natal won by 111 runs) not out 16 450-8d 22 9 77 2 K.M.Curran st M.L.Bruyns 250 C.W.Henderson c N.E.Wright did not bat - 40-1d 10 4 17 3 M.S.Nackerdien b 129 W.S.Truter c D.J.Watson L.M.Germishuys c D.J.Watson 399. Natal v Northrn Transvaal, Durban, January 26, 27, 28, 29 (Natal won by five wickets) c C.B.Lambert b S.Elworthy 10 208 25 7 48 3 C.B.Lambert lbw 270 M.J.G.Davis c M.L.Bruyns L.P.Vorster c D.N.Crookes did not bat - 223-5 22 11 40 4 C.B.Lambert lbw 159 M.J.G.Davis lbw R.F.Pienaar c M.L.Bruyns P.S.deVilliers lbw 400. Natal v Eastern Province, Port Elizabeth, February 3, 4, 5 (Natal won by ten wickets) lbw b T.G.Shaw 13 377 13 7 21 1 A.G.Huckle b 218 did not bat - 19-0 16 0 40 3 G.Morgan c M.L.Bruyns 175 D.J.Callaghan b L.J.Koen c M.L.Bruyns 401. Natal v Border, East London, February 17, 18, 19, 20 (Match drawn) not out 4 303 - - - - 202 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Castle Cup 8 10 3 209 82* 29.85 - 1 1 Career 401 509 71 10829 120* 24.72 7 53 140 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Castle Cup 263.3 98 566 35 4-40 16.17 - - Career 12264.5 3130 31145 1637 8-71 19.02 85 13 1995/96 Marshall’s career came to a close with a couple of successful lbw appeals at a rainy Centurion Park. His bowling was less incisive in this final season but he was desperately unlucky not to add one more century at Bloemfontein as he battled to save Natal from a heavy defeat. 59