Rod Marsh
On scorecards: RW Marsh
In-game rating: 74/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Rod Marsh played 96 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1970 to 1984. The first came against England at Brisbane Cricket Ground, with scores of 9 and 14, and the last against Pakistan at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1984.
The most productive decade was the 1970s: 2,471 runs at 31.3 in 55 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 132 from 266 balls against New Zealand at Adelaide Oval in 1974, in a match Australia won. In all: 3 hundreds, 16 fifties.
At home the average was 27.5 across 56 Tests; away it was 25.2 across 40 Tests. The most runs came against England: 1,633 runs at 27.2 in 42 Tests. Melbourne Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 17 Tests and 719 runs at 27.7. Australia won 38 of the Tests Rod Marsh played and lost 25, with 33 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 96 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | 266 | New Zealand | Adelaide Oval | 1974 | Won |
| 118 | 123 | Pakistan | Adelaide Oval | 1972 | Won |
| 110* | 173 | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1977 | Won |
| 97 | – | West Indies | Sabina Park | 1973 | Drawn |
| 92* | 155 | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1971 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 42 | 1,633 | 27.22 | 1/9 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 724 | 24.13 | 1/2 |
| West Indies | 17 | 707 | 29.46 | 0/4 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 486 | 27.00 | 1/1 |
| India | 3 | 83 | 16.60 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 56 | 2,147 | 27.53 | 3/6 |
| Away | 40 | 1,486 | 25.19 | 0/10 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55 | 2,471 | 31.28 | 3/12 |
| 1980s | 41 | 1,162 | 20.03 | 0/4 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 17 | 719 | 27.65 | 1/4 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 12 | 278 | 17.38 | 0/0 |
| Adelaide Oval | 11 | 579 | 38.60 | 2/1 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 8 | 371 | 33.73 | 0/1 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 8 | 200 | 20.00 | 0/0 |
| Lord's | 5 | 123 | 30.75 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1970 at Brisbane Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 1984 at Sydney Cricket Ground
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