Geoffrey Marsland

Geoffrey Peter Marsland (17 May 1932 – 30 August 2016) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.

Geoffrey Marsland
Personal information
Full nameGeoffrey Peter Marsland
Born17 May 1932
Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
Died30 August 2016(2016-08-30) (aged 84)
Sherborne, Dorset, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1953–1954Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 17
Runs scored 448
Batting average 16.00
100s/50s –/3
Top score 74
Balls bowled 234
Wickets 2
Bowling average 69.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 2/68
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 June 2020

Marsland was born at Ashton-under-Lyne in June 1932. He was educated at Rossall School,[1] before going up to Lincoln College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his deebut against Gloucestershire at Oxford in 1953. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1954, making seventeen appearances.[3] 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.[4]

After graduating from Oxford, he became a schoolmaster who taught at Eton College.[5] Marsland died in August 2016.[6]

References
  1. The Old Rossallian. Rossall School. 2017. p. 18.
  2. "Player profile: Geoffrey Marsland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Geoffrey Marsland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Geoffrey Marsland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  5. Sisman, Adam (2015). John le Carré: The Biography. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 174.
  6. Geoffrey Peter Marsland. The Times. 3 September 2016
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