Famous Cricketers No 90 - Roy Edwin Marshall

Bournemouth in early June his “magnificent” 212 against Somerset included 7 sixes and 25 fours. It was the first double-century of his career. At Canterbury, against Kent in early August, he raced to his century in less than two hours, despite the dampness of the pitch. Four weeks later, his dashing 109 against Yorkshire at Bournemouth occupied just 155 minutes and he would certainly have won the match for his side had he not been run out when in full flight. His “superb” 104 against the runners-up, Yorkshire, at Scarborough at the end of the season came in 98 minutes. It included 6 sixes and 10 fours. Altogether, he recorded five centuries and surpassed 50 on no fewer than 20 occasions in 32 matches. At the crease, Marshall received consistent support from Jimmy Gray, Henry Horton, Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie, Danny Livingstone and Peter Sainsbury. Splendid bowling by Derek Shackleton, David White, Sainsbury, Malcolm Heath and Alan Wassell provided the balance that Hampshire had previously lacked. They performed so well, in fact, that Marshall’s off-breaks were scarcely needed at all. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 269. Hampshire v Worcestershire, Bournemouth, May, 3, (4), 5 (Match drawn) c R.G.A.Headley b N.Gifford 74 217/5 208 270. Hampshire v Somerset, Frome, May 6, 8, 9 (Hampshire won by 18 runs) b M.E.Latham 9 157 102 b K.E.Palmer 9 116 153 271. Hampshire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 10, 11, 12 (Hampshire won by five wickets) c K.F.Barrington b P.J.Loader 13 190 356/4d c J.H.Edrich b G.A.R.Lock 153 310/5 141/2d 272. Hampshire v Northamptonshire, Northampton, May 13, 15, 16 (Match drawn) lbw b J.D.F.Larter 25 350/7d 291 c B.L.Reynolds b M.H.J.Allen 68 210/4d 163/6 273. Hampshire v Lancashire, Portsmouth, May 17, 18, 19 (Hampshire won by 47 runs) c K.J.Grieves b K.Higgs 0 329 227 2 b T.Greenhough 48 148 203 274. Hampshire v Kent, Southampton, May 20, 22, 23 (Kent won by 28 runs) b A.Brown 25 232 390/9d c A.L.Dixon b S.E.Leary 58 346 216/5d 275. Hampshire v Yorkshire, Headingley, May 24, 25, 26 (Match drawn) c J.G.Binks b F.S.Trueman 23 184 279 c M.J.Cowan b K.Taylor 37 203/5 194/5d 276. Hampshire v Lancashire, Old Trafford, May 27, 29, 30 (Lancashire won by eight wickets) lbw b J.B.Statham 9 152 176 run out 0 77 56/2 277. Hampshire v Somerset, Bournemouth, May 31, June 1, 2 (Hampshire won by 63 runs) b K.E.Palmer 5 137 - - - - 239 lbw b K.D.Biddulph 212 363/6d 5 1 13 0 198 278. Hampshire v Glamorgan, Swansea, June 3, 5, 6 (Hampshire won by 73 runs) c D.J.Shepherd b O.S.Wheatley 23 351/9d 260 1 c D.L.Evans b O.S.Wheatley48 165/5d 183 279. Hampshire v Gloucestershire, Portsmouth, June 10, (12), 13 (Hampshire won by two wickets) not out 71 96/0d 176 c sub b D.G.A’Court 38 199/8 118/8d 280. Hampshire v Northamptonshire, Southampton, June 14, 15, 16 (Hampshire won by 172 runs) c M.E.J.C.Norman b P.D.Watts 73 339/4d 155 c and b J.D.F.Larter 13 116/8d 128 281. Hampshire v Worcestershire, Dudley, June 17, 19, 20 (Hampshire won by 185 runs) lbw b J.A.Flavell 0 277 68 b L.J.Coldwell 34 201/9d 225 282. Hampshire v Leicestershire, Hinckley, June 21, 22, 23 (Hampshire won by ten wickets) b C.T.Spencer 28 310 140 did not bat - 15/0 181 32