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- Geoffrey Robert Marsh (born 31 December 1958) is an Australian former cricketer, coach and selector. He played 50 Test matches and 117 One Day Internationals for Australia as an opening batsman. Marsh was a part of the Australian team that won their first world title during the 1987 Cricket World Cup.
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Geoffrey Robert Marsh (born 31 December 1958) is an Australian former cricketer, coach and selector. He played 50 Test matches and 117 One Day Internationals for Australia as an opening batsman.
Geoff Marsh, a right-hand opening batsman renowned for his no-frills style and dogged determination, made his first Test appearance in December 1985 in an unsettled Australian side still...
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- January 31, 1959
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ODI team with the 1999 World Cup win being the icing on the cake. A man with great tactical acumen, Marsh was a fine visionary and had good man-management skills as well. The result was a...
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- Birth: Geoff Marsh was born on 31st December 1958 in Northam, WA, Australia.
- Nicknames: Marsh’s nickname was ‘Swampy’ hence, his elder son Shaun got the nickname ‘SOS’ (Son of Swampy).
- Sporting family: The Marshes are a sporting family as apart from Geoff, his eldest son Shaun and youngest son Mitchell are both Test players for Australia, while his middle child, Melissa, was a Women’s National Basketball League player till the 2013-14 season.
- Farm life: He was born on a farm and spent much of his early cricketing days practicing in the countryside. He related how he owes his powers of concentration to — of all things — lambs!
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- World Cup winner, twice. Geoff Marsh is the only man in the history of the game to win the cricket World Cup in two roles. He was a member of Australia’s victorious 1987 World Cup-winning squad, and was later the coach when Australia triumphed in 1999.
- Swampy & SOS. Marsh’s nickname was the not-very-creative “Swampy.” His elder son Shaun got a slightly more imaginative name: SOS (Son of Swampy)!
- Nude shadows! Marsh is perhaps one of the few people who has ever managed to embarrass David Boon. The two were opening partners for years, and also shared rooms when on tour.
- Novel disagreement. Boon and Marsh’s unique comradeship didn’t end with nude batting. Apparently, Marsh disliked it when Boon read books, so much so that he once shredded the novel Boon was reading!
Nov 21, 2023 · Because when Glenn Maxwell scampered back for the victorious second run a little bit of history was created – the Marsh pair had become the first father-son duo to both play in an ODI World Cup final-winning team following Geoff's success in 1987.
Dec 31, 2023 · Former Australian captain and opener Geoff Marsh might have only had a brief seven-year stint in international cricket, but the Northam lad did manage to help his country win the coveted World Cup Trophy during that time, an honour that eluded Australia for 12 years.
