Laura Marsh

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English cricketer

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Field	Value
name	Laura Marsh
female	true
image	Laura Marsh, 2019 Ashes Test.jpg
caption	Marsh playing for England in 2019
country	England
fullname	Laura Alexandra Marsh
birth_date
birth_place	Pembury, Kent, England
nickname	Boggy
batting	Right-handed
bowling	Right-arm off break
role	Bowler
international	true
internationalspan	2006–2019
testdebutdate	8 August
testdebutyear	2006
testdebutagainst	India
testcap	146
lasttestdate	18 July
lasttestyear	2019
lasttestagainst	Australia
odidebutdate	17 August
odidebutyear	2006
odidebutagainst	India
odicap	103
lastodidate	7 July
lastodiyear	2019
lastodiagainst	Australia
odishirt	7
T20Idebutdate	13 August
T20Idebutyear	2007
T20Idebutagainst	New Zealand
T20Icap	19
lastT20Idate	28 July
lastT20Iyear	2019
lastT20Iagainst	Australia
T20Ishirt	7
club1	Sussex
year1	2003–2011
clubnumber1	7
club2	Kent
year2	2011–2019
clubnumber2	7
club3	New South Wales
year3	2015/16
club4	Sydney Sixers
year4	2015/16
club5	Otago
year5	2015/16
club6	Surrey Stars
year6	2016–2019
columns	4
column1	Test
matches1	9
runs1	151
bat avg1	12.58
100s/50s1	0/1
top score1	55
deliveries1	2,045
wickets1	24
bowl avg1	33.79
fivefor1	0
tenfor1	0
best bowling1	3/44
catches/stumpings1	4/–
column2	ODI
matches2	103
runs2	682
bat avg2	13.91
100s/50s2	0/1
top score2	67
deliveries2	5,328
wickets2	129
bowl avg2	26.84
fivefor2	1
tenfor2	0
best bowling2	5/15
catches/stumpings2	25/–
column3	T20I
matches3	67
runs3	755
bat avg3	16.41
100s/50s3	0/1
top score3	54
deliveries3	1,497
wickets3	64
bowl avg3	20.64
fivefor3	0
tenfor3	0
best bowling3	3/12
catches/stumpings3	7/–
column4	LA
matches4	252
runs4	2,514
bat avg4	18.35
100s/50s4	0/11
top score4	80
deliveries4	11,690
wickets4	301
bowl avg4	22.69
fivefor4	4
tenfor4	0
best bowling4	5/15
catches/stumpings4	68/–
date	14 March
year	2021
source	https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/88/88175/88175.html CricketArchive
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| date = 14 March | year = 2021 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/88/88175/88175.html CricketArchive Laura Alexandra Marsh (born 5 December 1986) is an English former cricketer. Born in Pembury, Kent, she began playing cricket at 11 and started her career as a medium pace bowler but found greater success when she switched to off spin. She played county cricket for Kent Women, represents the Rubies and made her Test debut against India in 2006. She was part of the England team that retained the Ashes in Australia in 2008 and in England in 2009. She was also part of teams that won the Women's Cricket World Cup in 2009 and 2017. In December 2019, Marsh announced her retirement from international cricket, and announced her retirement from all forms of the game in August 2020. In April 2022, she became interim head coach of Sunrisers for the 2022 season.

Career

She took a career best 5/15 against Pakistan in the 2009 Women's World Cup in Sydney and finished the competition's top wicket-taker, with 16 wickets at 10.31. She opened the bowling for England in the Twenty20 World Championship in 2009, taking 6 for 68 in the tournament which England won by defeating New Zealand at Lords, and struck the winning runs off the last ball of the match to secure England's first victory over Australia in a One Day International series in 33 years in July 2009. She made her highest Test score of 38 in a last-wicket stand of 59 against Australia in the one-off Ashes Test later the same year.

In the absence of Sarah Taylor, she opened the batting for England in the Twenty20 series against Australia in 2010 as well as opening the bowling and being named player of the match in England's series-winning win at Canberra on 16 January 2010 after scoring 45 from 44 balls, and again the following day when her 43 from 23 balls saw England post a winning total. Off the field of play, after attending Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School and Brighton College, she took a Sports Science with Management degree at Loughborough University.

She is the holder of one of the first tranche of 18 ECB central contracts for women players, which were announced in April 2014.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/27291212|publisher=BBC|date=20 April 2015|access-date=6 May 2014 |title=England women earn 18 new central contracts}}

Marsh was a member of the winning women's team at the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup held in England.

In February 2019, she was awarded a full central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for 2019. In June 2019, Marsh played in her 100th Women's One Day International (WODI) match, during the series against the West Indies. Later the same month, the ECB named her in England's squad for their opening match against Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.

References

"Laura Marsh". ESPN Sports Media.
"Laura Marsh, 33, calls time on cricket career". BBC Sport.
"England's Laura Marsh retires from international cricket". ESPN Cricinfo.
"Laura Marsh announces retirement after Hundred delay". ESPN Cricinfo.
(28 April 2022). "Laura Marsh Appointed as Sunrisers Interim Head Coach". Sunrisers Cricket.
(3 July 2009). "Last-ball win secures England series". ESPN Sports Media.
(16 January 2011). "England wrap up T20 series with last-over win". ESPN Sports Media.
(17 January 2011). "Marsh sets up another England victory". ESPN Sports Media.
Marsh, Laura. "Testimonials and Alumni – Laura Marsh – 2009, what a year!". Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School.
[http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8584/commentary/1085975/England-Women-vs-India-Women-Final-ICC-Women's-World-Cup-2017 Live commentary: Final, ICC Women's World Cup at London, Jul 23], ESPNcricinfo, 23 July 2017.
[https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/cricket/40035680 World Cup Final], BBC Sport, 23 July 2017.
[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2017/jul/23/england-v-india-womens-world-cup-final-live England v India: Women's World Cup final – live!], ''The Guardian'', 23 July 2017.
"Freya Davies awarded England Women contract ahead of India tour". ESPN Cricinfo.
"Freya Davies 'thrilled' at new full central England contract". International Cricket Council.
(8 June 2019). "Kent's Laura Marsh in line to earn 100th England ODI cap". Kent Online.
"Fran Wilson called into England squad for Ashes ODI opener against Australia". ESPN Cricinfo.
"England announce squad for opening Women's Ashes ODI". Times and Star.

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