Henry Marshal (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Marshal (cricketer)

Argentine cricketer

Date of Birth: 27-Jun-1900

Place of Birth: Santa María, Huila Department, Colombia

Date of Death: 06-Jan-1970

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Argentina

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Henry Worgan Marshal, (27 June 1900 at Santa Maria, Colombia – 6 January 1970 at Ullesthorpe, Leicestershire, England) played cricket in first-class matches for Argentina against touring sides from England, and for the South American team that toured England in 1932.
He also represented Argentina in non-first-class international matches against Chile. Educated at Oundle School, Marshal was a right-handed opening batsman, and also acted as wicketkeeper in several of his first-class matches.
He made his first-class debut in four matches against an MCC side in 1926-27, scoring 105 on his debut.
He also played for Argentina in 1929-30 against a touring side under Sir Julien Cahn. His biggest innings came for the South American side in England.
In the first first-class match, against Oxford University, Marshal made 153 in four-and-a-half hours.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack reported that he "scarcely lifted the ball at all and did not give a chance".
The innings was highest of the tour by any batsman in any match, first-class or non-first-class.
On the tour as a whole, Marshal scored 255 first-class runs at an average of 31.87 runs per innings; including other matches, his aggregate was 652 runs at 34.31, and he made a second century, 101 not out, in a non-first-class match against the South American Banks at Teddington.Marshal played in domestic Argentine cricket into his 40s.