Born 4 November 1947 at Armadale, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Rod Marsh was an outstanding wicket-keeper and pugnacious batsman. He was nick-named ‘Iron Gloves’ after his first Test series in 1970/71 against England as a result of the number of times he dropped the ball. But, he rapidly put that behind him and went on to set the record for most dismissals in Test cricket.
His career, both for Australia and Western Australia coincided almost exactly with Dennis Lillee’s and the pair set a record world record combining for 95 Test dismissals. As a batsman he was most adept at the square-cut and scored 110* against England in the Centenary Test in 1977. He went on to become a successful coach, notably at both the Australian and English national academies. His brother Graham was a successful professional golfer.
M Runs HS Avg 100 Ct St
Rod Marsh was an outstanding wicket-keeper and pugnacious batsman. He was nick-named ‘Iron Gloves’ after his first Test series in 1970/71 against England as a result of the number of times he dropped the ball. But, he rapidly put that behind him and went on to set the record for most dismissals in Test cricket.
His career, both for Australia and Western Australia coincided almost exactly with Dennis Lillee’s and the pair set a record world record combining for 95 Test dismissals. As a batsman he was most adept at the square-cut and scored 110* against England in the Centenary Test in 1977. He went on to become a successful coach, notably at both the Australian and English national academies. His brother Graham was a successful professional golfer.
M Runs HS Avg 100 Ct St
Tests 96 3633 132 26.51 3 343 12
ODIs 92 1225 66 20.08 0 120 4
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