Daniel James Marsh (born 14 June 1973) is a former Australian

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er who captained the

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. The son of former late Australian keeper

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, he was a right-handed

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and a handy slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He played for the

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early on in his career and played County Cricket for Leicestershire County Cricket Club. Dan Marsh was a powerful striker of the ball and was capable of occupying the crease for long periods. He led the Tasmanians to just their second ever trophy when they won the 2004–05

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. He contributed a half century in the final. As Tasmania's stand-in captain in the absence of Australian

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captain Ricky Ponting, Marsh led Tasmania to its maiden

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final win in 2006–07, and also captained the Tigers to their third domestic one-day trophy when they won the Ford Ranger Cup in 2007–08. Whilst Ricky Ponting was officially the Tasmanian cricket captain from 2001/02 until he announced he was standing down on 21 November 2007, this was primarily a ceremonial appointment in order to have the Australian captain as Tasmanian captain as well. In effect Marsh, his vice-captain, performed the captaincy duties on most occasions, and was appointed outright following Ponting standing aside. He retired from First Class Cricket at the end of the 2009–10 Australian domestic season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marsh, Daniel 1973 births Living people Tasmania cricketers Leicestershire cricketers People educated at Christ Church Grammar School South Australia cricketers Australian cricketers Cricketers from Perth, Western Australia Australian cricket coaches