geoff marsh Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
geoff marsh is a cricketer(sportsman) from Australia. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Geoffrey Robert Marsh
Born
December 31, 1958, Northam, Western Australia
Age
64 years old
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Playing Role
Opening Batter
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 50 | 117 | - | - |
Inn | 93 | 115 | - | - |
Runs | 2854 | 4357 | - | - |
Avg | 33.19 | 39.97 | - | - |
SR | 35.13 | 55.93 | - | - |
HS | 138 | 126 | - | - |
NO | 7 | 6 | - | - |
100s | 4 | 9 | - | - |
50s | 15 | 22 | - | - |
4s | 307 | 302 | - | - |
6s | 1 | 22 | - | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 50 | 117 | - | - |
Inn | - | 1 | - | - |
Balls | - | 6 | - | - |
Runs | - | 4 | - | - |
Wkt | - | 0 | - | - |
BBI | - | 4 / 0 | - | - |
BBM | - | 4 / 0 | - | - |
Eco | - | 4.0 | - | - |
Avg | - | 0.0 | - | - |
5W | - | 0 | - | - |
10W | - | 0 | - | - |
Teams he has played for:
- SE Marsh
- MR Marsh
- Australia
- Western Australia
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
crease, it was practically impossible to dislodge him unless he himself chose to. Marsh's batting may not have been elegant to watch but was mighty effective. He adopted the age-old method of batting - to grind out the opposition bowlers and score after they were worn out completely. Marsh knew when to respect the bowlers' spells and was extremely judicious in his shot selection. This element in his game gave him great success, not only in Tests but also in ODIs where he played a key role in Australia's World Cup title in 1987, notably in the all-important final.
Marsh made his debut in 1985 at a time when Australian cricket was seeking a transition. In David Boon
and Mark Taylor, Geoff Marsh found an able company of peers who would go on to represent the
country for a long time to come. The trio played a massive role in the team's resurgence. Marsh initially
started out as a no.3 batsman but it was evident that opening was his spot. That soon came to him and
he never really looked back after that. After a good amount of years at the top, Marsh's form started
dipping in the 1991-92 season. Subsequently, he got dropped from the side and although he longed for a comeback, that never happened. He duly retired from the game in 1994.
Post retirement, Marsh became the Australian coach in 1996 and was pivotal to the team's rise as an
ODI team with the 1999 World Cup win being the icing on the cake. A man with great tactical acumen,
Marsh was a fine visionary and had good man-management skills as well. The result was a dominating
Australian team across both formats. The Test game had already been on the rise even before Marsh's
appointment but there was a lukewarm phase in ODIs. He turned the latter around to ensure that the
team would dominate for a generation. After a successful coaching stint, he also became Australian
selector for a while before reverting back to the former job, albeit for a different country. First it was a
short-lived phase for Zimbabwe and then for Sri Lanka. If the former stint ended due to political turmoil,
he was unceremoniously booted out by the Islanders despite having success.
There was a lot of dedication in whatever Marsh did. A strict disciplinarian with rigid work ethics, he
hated to fail and ensured that his determination always led him to success. Born in a farm in Western
Australia, Geoff's humble background taught him a lot of things at a very young age. Humility was
equally a key reason in his success as a cricketer and he'll hope that his sons Shaun and Mitchell carry
forward his legacy. Both have had a decent time in international cricket without really peaking as yet. The 2017-18 Ashes series saw them both fire in unison and their dad will hope that it's a sign of things to come. Marsh was nicknamed 'Swampy' during his playing days.
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
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.
When he stepped into the coaching shoes left by long-time mentor Bob Simpson in July 1996, Marsh took control of an Australian side that was the best Test-playing nation in the world, but whose one-day team had been unable to build on the success of 1987. But Marsh seemingly made a seamless transition, and managed to not only continue Australia's awesome form in the Test arena but, after a few hiccups along the way, transform the one-day team into world champs yet again. He enjoyed Test series victories in the West Indies, Ashes triumphs and a historic win in Pakistan, with a 2-1 defeat in India in 1998 the only blemish. But like his own playing career, it will perhaps again be his one-day achievements that are most fondly remembered. After a faltering start to their 1999 World Cup campaign, Marsh orchestrated a stunning turnaround by the pre-tournament favourites, with the rampant Australians winning seven pulsating matches in a row, culminating in a crushing victory over a hapless Pakistan in the final, to lift the World Cup trophy for the second time.
After quitting the Australian job, Marsh was briefly an Australian selector before, in 2001, he took on an altogether different challenge - coaching Zimbabwe. But his tenure coincided with the politicalisation of the national side, and the defection of many key players, and his position became more marginalised and hopeless. He was later also a national selector for Australia, and in September 2011 took over as Sri Lanka's coach.
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