Famous Cricketers No 90 - Roy Edwin Marshall

Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches (8 ball) 5 1 } 15 0 - - - - (6 ball) 2 1 Other matches (8 ball) 68.5 15 } 250 7 4/70 35.71 - - (6 ball) 12 2 Tour (8 ball) 73.5 16 } 265 7 4/70 37.85 - - (6 ball) 14 3 Career (6 ball) 275.1 83 } 963 27 4/70 35.66 - - (8 ball) 73.5 16 1952/53 Marshall returned to Barbados this winter in the hope of gaining selection to represent the West Indies in their Test series against India in the Caribbean. But he achieved only limited success for his native colony and was ignored by the selectors even after Alan Rae had announced his retirement from Test cricket. Restricted to a single first-class match against the tourists, Roy never played for the West Indies or for Barbados again. His determination now was to complete his residence qualification so that he could represent Hampshire in the English county cricket championship. He might have fared considerably better had he not been run out for 25 by Clyde Walcott just after he and Conrad Hunte (29) had enjoyed a fairly promising opening stand. As a stock bowler, Marshall delivered 55.4 overs in this match – far more than he had ever done in a single contest before. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 40. Barbados v Indians, Bridgetown, January 31, February 2, 3, 4, 5 (Match drawn) run out 25 606/7d 29 8 62 3 M.L.Apte b 209 V.L.Manjrekar lbw E.S.Maka b 26.4 6 77 0 445/9 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Other match 1 1 0 25 25 25.00 - - - Career 40 61 2 2435 191 41.27 8 6 27 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Other match (6 ball) 55.4 14 139 3 3/62 46.33 - - Career (6 ball) 330.5 97 } 1102 30 4/70 36.73 - - (8 ball) 73.5 16 1953 - in England This was Marshall’s first year of residency qualification for Hampshire. Unable as yet to participate in the full county schedule, he played only four first-class games this summer, including one for a Commonwealth XI against Essex. He made a very positive impression in his third appearance for Hampshire when he scored a sparkling 71 against the Australians and claimed 4/69, his best analysis thus far, from his accurate off-breaks. His breezy knock included 5 sixes and 6 fours while his team could muster only 148 all told in their second innings. He was, however, markedly less successful in the other matches. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 41. Hampshire v MCC, Lord’s, May 27, 28, 29 (Hampshire won by seven wickets) b F.J.Titmus 18 210/9d 3 0 11 0 166/9d c D.L.Newman b R.T.D.Perks 9 105/3 10 1 28 0 147 12