Henry Marshal (cricketer) explained

Henry Marshal
Country:Argentina
Fullname:Henry Worgan Marshal
Birth Date:27 June 1900
Birth Place:Santa María, Huila Department, Colombia
Death Place:Ullesthorpe, Leicestershire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Role:Wicket-keeper
International:true
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:10
Runs1:487
Bat Avg1:28.64
100S/50S1: - /2
Top Score1:153
Deliveries1: -
Wickets1: -
Bowl Avg1: -
Fivefor1: -
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1: -
Catches/Stumpings1:11/ -
Date:23 January
Year:2011
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12553/12553.html CricketArchive

Henry Worgan Marshal, (27 June 1900 at Santa Maria, Colombia  - 6 January 1970 at Ullesthorpe, Leicestershire, England) played cricket in first-class matches for Argentina against touring sides from England, and for the South American team that toured England in 1932. He also represented Argentina in non-first-class international matches against Chile.

Educated at Oundle School, Marshal was a right-handed opening batsman, and also acted as wicketkeeper in several of his first-class matches. He made his first-class debut in four matches against an MCC side in 1926–27, scoring 105 on his debut. He also played for Argentina in 1929–30 against a touring side under Sir Julien Cahn.

His biggest innings came for the South American side in England. In the first first-class match, against Oxford University, Marshal made 153 in four-and-a-half hours. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack reported that he "scarcely lifted the ball at all and did not give a chance".[1] The innings was highest of the tour by any batsman in any match, first-class or non-first-class. On the tour as a whole, Marshal scored 255 first-class runs at an average of 31.87 runs per innings; including other matches, his aggregate was 652 runs at 34.31, and he made a second century, 101 not out, in a non-first-class match against the South American Banks at Teddington.[2]

Marshal played in domestic Argentine cricket into his 40s.

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 1933. Wisden. South American Team in England. 510.
  2. Book: Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 1933. Wisden. South American Team in England. 520.