Walter Marsham Explained

Fullname:Walter John Marsham
Birth Date:24 October 1869
Birth Place:Barton Seagrave, Northamptonshire, England
Death Place:Winchester, Hampshire, England
Family:John Marsham (father)
Arthur Hoare (brother-in-law)
Club1:Northamptonshire
Year1:1897
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:75
Bat Avg1:37.50
100S/50S1:0/1
Top Score1:68
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Date:12 October
Year:2013
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/31142.html Cricinfo

Walter John Marsham (24 October 1869 – 8 March 1945) was an English cricketer. Marsham's batting style is unknown.

The son of Kent cricketer Rev. Hon. John Marsham and Penelope Jane Hume and grandson of Charles Marsham, 3rd Earl of Romney, Marsham was born at Barton Seagrave Rectory in Northamptonshire where his father was rector.[1] Marsham appeared once for Northamptonshire in the 1897 Minor Counties Championship against Worcestershire at the County Ground, Northampton.[2] While in the British Raj, Marsham made a single first-class cricket appearance for the Gentlemen of India against Oxford University Authentics in January 1903 at the Polo Ground, Delhi.[3]

Marsham married Frances Leonora Monckton, daughter of Edward Philip Monckton MP, of Fineshade Abbey and Laundimer House, Oundle, in 1908.[1] He died at Winchester, Hampshire on 8 March 1945 aged 75.He had two children, John Edward born 1910 and Violet Leonora born 1913. His brother-in-law Arthur Hoare was also a first-class cricketer.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Walter John Marsham. www.thepeerage.com. 12 October 2013.
  2. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Walter Marsham. CricketArchive. 12 October 2013.
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Walter Marsham. CricketArchive. 12 October 2013.