Famous Cricketers No 90 - Roy Edwin Marshall

42. Hampshire v Oxford University, The Parks, June 3, 4, 5 (Hampshire won by five wickets) c and b D.K.Fasken 40 247 8 2 27 1 J.C.Marshall c J.R.Gray 325/5d 1 b D.C.P.R.Jowett 17 138/5 1 0 8 1 A.L.Dowding c J.R.Gray 59 3 43. Hampshire v Australians, Southampton, June 6, 8 (Australians won by 158 runs) c I.D.Craig b W.A.Johnston 15 131 19 3 69 4 J.H.De Courcy c E.D.R.Eagar 268 2 I.D.Craig c R.O.Prouton R.G.Archer c V.H.D.Cannings A.K.Davidson b c J.C.Hill b R.Benaud 71 148 - - - - 169/5d 44. Commonwealth XI v Essex, Romford, June 24, 25, 26 (Essex won by 108 runs) lbw R.Smith 7 84 11 4 10 2 K.R.Rickards c E.DeC.Weekes 235 R. Horsfall lbw b R.Smith 1 310 3 1 5 0 267/9d SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Other Hampshire matches 3 6 0 170 71 28.33 - 1 6 Other match 1 2 0 8 7 4.00 - - - Season 4 8 0 178 71 22.25 - 1 6 Career 44 69 2 2613 191 39.00 8 7 33 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Other Hampshire matches 41 6 143 6 4/69 23.83 - - Other match 14 5 15 2 2/10 7.50 - - Season (6 ball) 55 11 158 8 4/69 19.75 - - Career (6 ball) 385.5 108 } 1260 38 4/69 33.15 - - (8 ball) 73.5 16 1953/54 - Commonwealth XI in India This winter Marshall toured India with a Commonwealth squad, led by Ben Barnett, the Australian wicketkeeper/batsman who had emigrated to England. It was not as successful as previous Commonwealth expeditions to the sub-continent, mainly because Sonny Ramadhin and Frank Worrell, two of its key members, had to leave early to represent the West Indies in a Test series against England in the Caribbean. Marshall took part in 17 first-class matches, scoring 761 runs at an average of 36.23 runs per innings. In the absence of sufficient fast bowlers, he often had to swing the new ball at a brisk medium pace and bowled more overs (284) than he could have anticipated. Against India at Bombay in the second ‘Test’, he bowled 30 overs in an innings for the first time in his career. He exceeded this with 33 against India at Madras in January. His 4/56 against Bombay in November was his best bowling analysis up to that time. He finished the tour with 25 wickets (ave: 29.52). In the five unofficial Tests against India, Marshall was one of the more successful batsmen with 310 runs (ave: 44.28). But, surprisingly, of the 17 centuries struck by the tourists, he scored none. His finest effort was 90 against India in the second ‘Test’ at Bombay in December. He also achieved scores of 89 and 88 not out during the tour. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 45. Commonwealth XI v Maharashtra, Poona, October 16, 17, (18) (Match drawn) b C.G.Borde 16 187 11 4 28 2 S.Mushtaq Ali c B.A.Barnett 187/5 K.M.Rangnekar lbw 46. Commonwealth XI v Baroda, Baroda, October 20, 21, 22 (Match drawn) hit wkt b J.H.Vin 9 345 15 7 28 1 Maharaj Fatesingji of Baroda c J.E.McConnon 303/9d 4 0 16 1 S.K.Vichare c K.D.Meuleman 93/3 13