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Full name | Geoffrey Peter Marsland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 17 May 1932 Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 30 August 2016 84) Sherborne, Dorset, England | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1953–1954 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 June 2020 |
Geoffrey Peter Marsland (17 May 1932 – 30 August 2016) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.[1]
Marsland was born at Ashton-under-Lyne in June 1932. He was educated at Rossall School,[2] before going up to Lincoln College, Oxford.[3] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Gloucestershire at Oxford in 1953. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1954, making seventeen appearances.[4] In his seventeen first-class matches, Marsland scored 448 runs at an average of 16.00 and a high score of 74, one of three half centuries he made.[5]
After graduating from Oxford, he became a schoolmaster who taught at Eton College.[6] Marsland died in August 2016.[7]
References
- ↑ Booth, Lawrence (2021). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. p. 265. ISBN 9781472975478.
- ↑ The Old Rossallian. Rossall School. 2017. p. 18.
- ↑ "Player profile: Geoffrey Marsland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Geoffrey Marsland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Geoffrey Marsland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ↑ Sisman, Adam (2015). John le Carré: The Biography. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 174. ISBN 9781408849446.
- ↑ Geoffrey Peter Marsland. The Times. 3 September 2016
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