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John Marshall (cricketer)
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John Marshall was an Australia
n cricket
player, who played three first-class cricket
games for Tasmania.
He has the distinction of having captained, and been the wicketkeeper for Tasmania in the first ever first class cricket match in Australia
. Marshall captained Tasmania in all three matches in which he represented the colony, with a record of two wins and one loss.
Marshall effected a stumping to dismiss the Victorian batsman T.W. Antill for 0 off the bowling of William Henty
, making him the first wicket-keeper
to effect a stumping in first-class cricket
in Australia.
He was famous for having never cut his beard since his teen years. John Marshall was 58 when he played his last game for Tasmania, a record which survives to this day as Australia's oldest ever first-class cricketer. He played for Hobart Town Cricket Club for over twenty years, and was one of their all-time champions, still holding many local records in the Tasmanian Grade Cricket
competition that have stood for over one hundred years.
John Marshall died on 7 September 1876, in New Town
, Tasmania
at the age of 80.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
player, who played three first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
games for Tasmania.
He has the distinction of having captained, and been the wicketkeeper for Tasmania in the first ever first class cricket match in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Marshall captained Tasmania in all three matches in which he represented the colony, with a record of two wins and one loss.
Marshall effected a stumping to dismiss the Victorian batsman T.W. Antill for 0 off the bowling of William Henty
William Henty
William Henty . He moved to Tasmania in 1837 and for over 20 years practised as a solicitor. In 1857 he was elected a member of the legislative council for Tamar and was colonial secretary in the Weston cabinet...
, making him the first wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
to effect a stumping in first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
in Australia.
He was famous for having never cut his beard since his teen years. John Marshall was 58 when he played his last game for Tasmania, a record which survives to this day as Australia's oldest ever first-class cricketer. He played for Hobart Town Cricket Club for over twenty years, and was one of their all-time champions, still holding many local records in the Tasmanian Grade Cricket
Tasmanian Grade Cricket
Tasmanian Grade Cricket, or the Tasmanian Grade Competition, refers to the hierarchically graded cricket competitions played in Tasmania, Australia...
competition that have stood for over one hundred years.
John Marshall died on 7 September 1876, in New Town
New Town, Tasmania
New Town is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, located about 4 km north of the central business district of Hobart. One of the city's oldest suburbs, it is now an inner city residential suburb. Many of its streets are lined with Federation style cottages...
, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
at the age of 80.