Full name Geoffrey Robert Marsh
Born December 31, 1958, Northam, Western Australia
Current age 59 years 109 days
Major teams Australia, Western Australia
Batting style Right-hand bat
Other Coach
Relation Son - SE Marsh, Son - MR Marsh
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
50 | 93 | 7 | 2854 | 138 | 33.18 | 8124 | 35.13 | 4 | 15 | 307 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
117 | 115 | 6 | 4357 | 126* | 39.97 | 7790 | 55.93 | 9 | 22 | 302 | 22 | 31 | 0 |
First-class | 184 | 323 | 25 | 11760 | 355* | 39.46 | 33 | 46 | 133 | 0 | ||||
List A | 169 | 164 | 13 | 6366 | 126* | 42.15 | 14 | 36 | 54 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ODIs ![]() |
117 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 184 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1/1 | 9.00 | 1.80 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
List A | 169 | 6 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Australia v India at Adelaide, Dec 13-17, 1985 scorecard |
Last Test | Australia v India at Adelaide, Jan 25-29, 1992 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Australia v New Zealand at Sydney, Jan 14, 1986 scorecard |
Last ODI | Australia v Pakistan at Perth, Mar 11, 1992 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class span | 1977/78 - 1993/94 |
List A span | 1981/82 - 1993/94 |
Geoff Marsh, a right-hand opening batsman renowned for his no-frills style and dogged determination, made his first Test appearance in December 1985 in an unsettled Australian side still coming to terms with the retirement of legendary trio Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee and his namesake Rod Marsh. But after an inauspicious debut batting at No.3 against India in Adelaide, he was switched to opener where he began to solidify his spot, as well as the fragile top order, forming famous partnerships with two future Australian greats - firstly David Boon and then Mark Taylor. His steely, often grim, resolve in Tests was a contrast to his one-day batting, and it was in that he really flourished and found his true niche. His 117 one-day internationals yielded 4357 runs at an imposing average just shy of 40, which was almost seven runs higher than his Test average. His nine centuries and 22 half-centuries provided the platform for many Australian victories, with the highlight being the 1987 World Cup final triumph over England in India.