Geoffrey Marsland Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Geoffrey Peter Marsland
Birth Date:17 May 1932
Birth Place:Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
Death Place:Sherborne, Dorset, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off break
Club1:Oxford University
Year1:1953 - 1954
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:17
Runs1:448
Bat Avg1:16.00
100S/50S1:–/3
Top Score1:74
Deliveries1:234
Wickets1:2
Bowl Avg1:69.00
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:2/68
Catches/Stumpings1:7/–
Date:10 June
Year:2020
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/17386.html Cricinfo

Geoffrey Peter Marsland (17 May 1932 – 30 August 2016) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.[1]

Marsland was born at Ashton-under-Lyne in June 1932. He was educated at Rossall School,[2] before going up to Lincoln College, Oxford.[3] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Gloucestershire at Oxford in 1953. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1954, making seventeen appearances.[4] In his seventeen first-class matches, Marsland scored 448 runs at an average of 16.00 and a high score of 74, one of three half centuries he made.[5]

After graduating from Oxford, he became a schoolmaster who taught at Eton College.[6] Marsland died in August 2016.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Booth, Lawrence . 2021 . Wisden Cricketers' Almanack . 265 . 9781472975478.
  2. Book: The Old Rossallian . 2017 . Rossall School . 18 . en.
  3. Web site: Player profile: Geoffrey Marsland . CricketArchive . 2020-06-10 . subscription.
  4. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Geoffrey Marsland . CricketArchive . 2020-06-10 . subscription.
  5. Web site: First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Geoffrey Marsland . CricketArchive . 2020-06-10 . subscription.
  6. Book: Sisman, Adam . John le Carré: The Biography . 174 . 2015 . Bloomsbury Publishing . 9781408849446 . en.
  7. Geoffrey Peter Marsland. The Times. 3 September 2016