C. D. B. Marsham

Cricket Player

1835 – 1915

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Who was C. D. B. Marsham?

The Rev. Cloudesley Dewar Bullock Marsham was an English cricketer, primarily playing for Oxford University.

In 34 first-class matches, Marsham scored 602 runs at an average of 11.57, and took 180 wickets with his medium-fast roundarm deliveries. In his obituary, Wisden described him as "in his day, the best amateur bowler in England".

His son, C. H. B. Marsham, also played first-class cricket and was captain of Kent from 1904 to 1908.

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Born
Jan 30, 1835
Died
Mar 23, 1915

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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