Full name Rodney William Marsh
Born November 4, 1947, Armadale, Perth, Western Australia
Current age 70 years 169 days
Major teams Australia, Western Australia
Also known as Iron Gloves, Bacchus
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Other Coach
Relation Son - P Marsh, Son - DJ Marsh, Son - JI Marsh
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
96 | 150 | 13 | 3633 | 132 | 26.51 | 3 | 16 | 381 | 24 | 343 | 12 | ||
ODIs ![]() |
92 | 76 | 15 | 1225 | 66 | 20.08 | 1489 | 82.26 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 17 | 120 | 4 |
First-class | 257 | 396 | 41 | 11067 | 236 | 31.17 | 12 | 55 | 803 | 66 | ||||
List A | 140 | 114 | 22 | 2119 | 99* | 23.03 | 0 | 9 | 182 | 6 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
96 | 2 | 72 | 54 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
92 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 257 | 84 | 1 | 1/0 | 84.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
List A | 140 | 23 | 18 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.69 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Australia v England at Brisbane, Nov 27-Dec 2, 1970 scorecard |
Last Test | Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, Jan 2-6, 1984 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Australia v England at Melbourne, Jan 5, 1971 scorecard |
Last ODI | Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, Feb 12, 1984 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class span | 1968/69 - 1983/84 |
List A span | 1969/70 - 1983/84 |
Thick-set in build and combative in approach, Rodney Marsh remains one of the most respected wicketkeepers to have ever played international cricket. During a Test career which bridged a period of 14 years until his retirement in 1983-84, he collected a then world-record tally of 355 dismissals; the combination of his concentration, athleticism and highly skilled glovework earning him enormous admiration among spectators and fellow players alike. Marsh enjoyed no easy passage to the top - he was forced to cool his heels at first-class level as a specialist batsman initially and then endured strident criticism when he was promoted to the national team ahead of the popular Brian Taber - but there was little argument about his credentials in either arena thereafter.
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1982
Australian Cricket Hall of Fame 2005
ECB National Academy coach 2002-05
England selector 2003-05
Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy coach 1990-2001