Famous Cricketers No 90 - Roy Edwin Marshall

wicket left standing. Bruce Pairaudeau showed his class with a superb 161 but that was countered by some excellent batting from Walcott (17 & 211 not out) and Weekes (82 & 121). Marshall again bowled very steadily and looked particularly dangerous on the last day with 2/29 from 17 overs when the visitors were struggling to avoid defeat. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 4. Barbados v British Guiana, Bridgetown, February 9, 10, 11, 13 (Barbados won by an innings and 110 runs) c G.L.Wight b B.B.McG.Gaskin 191 686/6d 9 1 28 0 257 11 1 46 0 319 1 5. Barbados v British Guiana, Bridgetown, February 16, 17, 18, 20, 21 (Match drawn) c and b B.B.McG.Gaskin 48 391 14 7 40 1 C.A.McWatt lbw 420 1 b J.Trim 11 446/8d 17 8 29 2 B.H.Pairaudeau st G.L.Wood 259/9 1 J.B.Rollox c sub SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Other matches 2 3 0 250 191 83.33 1 - 3 Career 5 7 0 568 191 81.14 3 1 4 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Other matches 51 17 143 3 2/29 47.66 - - Career 84.2 27 217 8 2/11 27.12 - - 1950 - West Indies in England Roy Marshall amply justified his selection to the team which toured England so successfully in 1950. The West Indians enjoyed their most triumphant expedition up to that time, winning 17 of their 31 first-class matches and losing only 3. They also won 3 of the 4 Tests and lost only 1. Alan Rae, Jeffrey Stollmeyer, Clyde Walcott, Everton Weekes and Frank Worrell batted so brilliantly and Sonny Ramadhin and Alfred Valentine bowled so magnificently that Marshall was not required to participate in any of the Tests. But he performed well when given the opportunity. In 20 first-class matches he registered 1,117 runs, including three centuries, at an average of 39.89 per innings. He might have done even better had he not been ill in the early stages of the tour. His first match came against Surrey in mid-May and it was early June before he made his third appearance. Marshall did not come into his own, in fact, until July when he struck a splendid century against Hampshire at Southampton. One week later at Northampton, he hit 14 fours in an attractive 99 and completely outshone Stollmeyer in an adventurous opening stand of 180. He also scored a superb 143 against Surrey at The Oval in August. His highest innings this summer was 188 against Leicestershire when the West Indies amassed the imposing total of 651/2 on the opening day. But perhaps he gave his finest display of batsmanship when he made a defiant 64 against Yorkshire on a very difficult pitch at Sheffield in late July. Marshall fielded brilliantly as usual and held 15 catches during the campaign. In one match, against Lancashire in early June, he accepted no fewer than five. But with Sonny Ramadhin and Alfred Valentine carrying all before them, there was little need for his bowling. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 6. West Indians v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 13, 15, 16 (Match drawn) c M.R.Barton b A.V.Bedser 4 537/5d 193 did not bat - 14/1 391 7. West Indians v Somerset, Taunton, May 31, June 1, 2 (West Indians won by 71 runs) c E.P.Robinson b A.W.Wellard 13 267 177 b H.F.T.Buse 35 273/3d 292 8. West Indians v Lancashire, Old Trafford, June 3, 5, 6 (West Indians won by an innings and 220 runs) c A.Barlow b K.J.Grieves 44 454/7d - - - - 103 2 4 2 9 0 131 3 8