Robert Marshall (cricketer, born 1869)

Robert Lionel Marshall (28 December 1869 – 15 January 1937) was an English first-class cricketer.

Robert Marshall

Personal information
Full name	Robert Lionel Marshall
Born	28 December 1869 Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Died	15 January 1937(1937-01-15) (aged 67) Finchley, Middlesex, England
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 8 Runs scored 55 Batting average 9.16 100s/50s –/– Top score 19* Balls bowled 230 Wickets 5 Bowling average 32.60 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 3/71 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 July 2019

Marshall was born at Walsall in December 1869 and was educated at Radley College.^{[1][failed verification]} He toured the West Indies with R. S. Lucas' XI in 1894–95, making his debut in first-class cricket on the tour against Barbados at Bridgetown. Marshall made seven further first-class appearances on the tour, playing additional matches against Demerara, Trinidad and Jamaica.^[2] He scored 55 runs on the tour at an average of 9.16 and a high score of 19 not out.^[3] With the ball, he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 32.60 and best figures of 3 for 71.^[4] He died at Finchley in January 1937.

References

1. Hipkins, Frederick Charles (1895). The Repton School Register, 1620-1894. Bemrose. pp. 354.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Robert Marshall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Marshall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
4. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Robert Marshall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2019.

External links

• Robert Marshall at ESPNcricinfo