Geoffrey Marsland
English cricketer and educator
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Geoffrey Peter Marsland (17 May 1932 – 30 August 2016) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.[1]
Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
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| Full name | Geoffrey Peter Marsland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 May 1932 Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 August 2016 (aged 84) Sherborne, Dorset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1954 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 June 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marsland was born at Ashton-under-Lyne in June 1932. He was educated at Rossall School,[2] before going up to Lincoln College, Oxford.[3] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Gloucestershire at Oxford in 1953. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1954, making seventeen appearances.[4] 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.[5]
After graduating from Oxford, he became a schoolmaster who taught at Eton College.[6] Marsland died in August 2016.[7]