John Marshall (1796 – 7 September 1876) was an Australian
cricket
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er who played three
first-class cricket
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games for
Tasmania
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He had the distinction of captaining and being the wicketkeeper for Tasmania in the
first ever first-class cricket match in Australia, which Tasmania won.
[ Cricket Archive records from Tasmania v Victoria 1850-51] He stumped the Victorian batsman T.W. Antill for 0 off the bowling of
William Henty
William Henty (born 23 September 1808 in West Tarring, Sussex, England). He moved to Tasmania in 1837 and for over 20 years practised as a solicitor. In 1857 he was elected a member of the legislative council for Tamar and was colonial secretary ...
, making him the first
wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being watchful of the batsman and ready to take a catch, stump the batsman out and run out a batsman when occasion arises. ...
to effect a
stumping in
first-class cricket
First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officia ...
in Australia. His wicket-keeping was described in the Melbourne press as "seldom surpassed in England – almost perfect; as sharp as a needle". Marshall captained Tasmania in all three matches in which he represented the colony, with a record of two wins and one loss.
He was famous for having never cut his beard since his teen years. John Marshall was 58 when he played his last game for Tasmania, holding a record that survives today as Australia's oldest first-class cricketer. He played for Hobart Town Cricket Club for over twenty years and was one of their all-time champions, still holding many local records in the
Tasmanian Grade Cricket
Cricket Tasmania Premier League, or Tasmanian Premier Cricket, refers to the hierarchically graded cricket competitions played in Tasmania, Australia. The Cricket Tasmania Premier League comes under the administration of the Tasmanian Cricket Asso ...
competition.
In 1840 he married a Miss Tabart, daughter of a "gentleman farmer" from
Oatlands. He worked for the Bank of Van Diemen's Land, retiring as a senior accountant.
John Marshall died on 7 September 1876, in
New Town,
Tasmania
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at the age of 80.
See also
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List of Tasmanian representative cricketers
This is a list of cricket players who have played representative cricket for Tasmania in Australia.
It includes players that have played at least one match, in senior first-class, List A cricket, or Twenty20 matches. Practice matches are not i ...
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References
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External links
Cricinfo Profile
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1796 births
1876 deaths
Australian cricketers
Tasmania cricketers
English emigrants to colonial Australia