Marshall D'Souza

Marshall D'Souza (or de Souza; 30 June 1941 – 10 April 2013) was a Canadian cricketer of Pakistani origin. A right-arm off spinner, before emigrating to Canada he played several seasons in Pakistani domestic competitions, including at first-class level. He debuted for the Canadian national side in 1967, with his final international match coming in 1975.

D'Souza was born in Karachi to a Goan Catholic family that had recently left what was then Portuguese India. His older brother, Antao D'Souza, played Test cricket for Pakistan, and another brother, Paul D'Souza, also played first-class cricket. Marshall D'Souza made his first-class debut during the 1962–63 season of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, playing four matches for a Karachi B team. He took 1/16 from 10 overs on debut against a Pakistan Universities side, and then 3/52 from 27 overs in the next game against Pakistan Railways, bowling only in one innings in each case. Both matches were concluded in unusual circumstances – Pakistan Universities had only eight batsmen (three being recorded as "absent hurt" in each innings), while Railways' captain, Aslam Khokhar, conceded the match after a single innings each. D'Souza performed well in the semi-final against Rawalpindi, taking 1/12 and 2/19 bowling in tandem with a left-arm spinner, Ziaullah. However, in the tournament final against Karachi A, he finished with 1/74 in Karachi A's only innings, with his side losing by an innings and 163 runs. Opening the bowling for Karachi A in that game was Antao D'Souza, the only time any of the brothers played together in a first-class match.