Famous Cricketers No 90 - Roy Edwin Marshall

was 25 not out. He was even less successful as a bowler, delivering 40 overs for 115 runs without taking a single wicket. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 231. Commonwealth XI v Transvaal, Johannesburg, October 16, 17, 19 (Match drawn) b K.L.Gibbs 14 299 6 2 12 0 285 1 not out 25 59/0 8 3 23 0 254/7d 232. Commonwealth XI v Combined Transvaal XI, Pretoria, October 23, 24, 26 (Commonwealth XI won by three wickets) b J.T.Botten 9 345 10 6 20 0 332 1 c D.L.Lindsay b G.E.Steyn 21 242/7 8 1 33 0 254/6d 233. Commonwealth XI v Invitation XI, Johannesburg, October 30, 31, November 2 (Match drawn) c T.L.Goddard b N.A.T.Adcock 17 236 8 1 27 0 434/5d c P.R.Carlstein b K.A.Walter 14 269/4 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Other matches 3 6 1 100 25* 20.00 - - 2 Career 233 403 17 13876 193 35.94 26 75 169 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Other matches 40 13 115 0 - - - - Career (6 ball) 1641.4 504 } 4315 151 6/36 28.57 5 - (8 ball) 73.5 16 1960 - in England Although Hampshire slumped to twelfth in the county championship table this summer, Roy Marshall personally enjoyed another successful campaign, registering 2,380 runs (ave 41.75). He exceeded 2,000 for the third successive season and continued to score his runs at much better than average speed. Against Glamorgan at Swansea in late May he reached his century in 85 minutes, hitting 20 fours in a sparkling 127. His superb 111 against Leicestershire at Bournemouth in mid-June was described by Wisden as “fast and graceful”. He struck five centuries and scored 50 runs or more on 17 occasions. During the course of his 43 in the second innings against the South Africans in mid-June, he became the first West Indian to exceed 15,000 runs in first-class cricket. Marshall (168) and Gray (88) broke their own record for Hampshire when they achieved a first wicket partnership of 249 against Middlesex at Portsmouth in August. They again provided solid starts for the county but the middle order collapsed too often. With the ball, Derek Shackleton performed nobly, as usual, but generally lacked adequate support. Hampshire also suffered from faulty fielding at critical points. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 234. Hampshire v Lancashire, Southampton, May 4, 5, 6 (Lancashire won by 171 runs) b J.B.Statham 42 132 153 b J.B.Statham 0 149 299 1 235. Hampshire v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 7, 9, 10 (Middlesex won by one wicket) c F.J.Titmus b D.Bennett 27 82 182 c R.A.White b D.Bennett 1 180 82/9 2 236. Hampshire v Warwickshire, Portsmouth, May 11, 12, 13 (Hampshire won by 82 runs) c J.G.Fox b O.S.Wheatley 34 240 178 b T.W.Cartwright 81 226/5d 206 237. Hampshire v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 14, 16, 17 (Hampshire won by an innings and 26 runs) b J.B.Brodie 143 449/5d 206 217 238. Hampshire v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, May 18, 19, 20 (Hampshire won by seven wickets) b O.S.Wheatley 16 234 232 1 29