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C. H. B. Marsham

Cloudesley Marsham
Personal information
Full name Cloudesley Henry Bullock Marsham
Born (1879-02-10)10 February 1879
Stoke Lyne, Oxfordshire
Died 19 July 1928(1928-07-19) (aged 49)
Wrotham Heath, Kent
Nickname Slug
Batting style Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years Team
1900–1922 Kent
1900–1902 Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 175
Runs scored 5,879
Batting average 22.61
100s/50s 7/26
Top score 161*
Balls bowled 194
Wickets 2
Bowling average 87.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/0
Catches/stumpings 88/–
Source: CricInfo, 8 April 2016

Cloudesley Henry Bullock Marsham (10 February 1879 – 19 July 1928), also known as Slug Marsham, was an English amateur cricketer. Primarily a batsman, he played for Kent County Cricket Club between 1900 and 1922 and is most notable for having captained the Kent side to the County's first County Championship title in 1906. Marsham served as a captain in the West Kent Yeomanry during the First World War.

Marsham was born in Stoke Lyne near Bicester in Oxfordshire in 1879. He was born into a well-established cricketing family which had been associated with Kent cricket for over a century. His father, Cloudesley Dewar Bullock Marsham, played for Oxford University, the Gentlemen, MCC and England and was described as "the best Gentleman bowler of his day". His uncles Charles and Robert played first-class cricket for Oxford University, another uncle (George) appeared for Kent and his brother Francis played for both Kent and Oxford University. His son Algernon would go on to play for both sides as well.

Marsham grew up in Harrietsham and was sent to Eton College in 1892, where he played for the school First XI. He played in two Eton v Harrow fixtures, before going on to study at Christ Church, Oxford. He played first-class cricket for Oxford University from 1900 to 1902, winning his Blue in 1900 and captaining the side in 1902, his final year at university. He played in Varsity Matches for the University, scoring 100 not out in 1901, saving the game for Oxford in the process.


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