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Shaun Marsh

Marsh in January 2009
Personal information
Full name	Shaun Edward Marsh
Born	(1983-07-09) 9 July 1983 (age 41) Narrogin, Western Australia
Nickname	SOS (Son of Swampy)
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Top-order batter
Relations	Geoff Marsh (father) Mitchell Marsh (brother) Melissa Marsh (sister)
International information
National side	Australia (2008–2019)
Test debut (cap 422)	8 September 2011 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	3 January 2019 v India
ODI debut (cap 165)	24 June 2008 v West Indies
Last ODI	15 June 2019 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	9
T20I debut (cap 30)	20 June 2008 v West Indies
Last T20I	31 January 2016 v India
T20I shirt no.	9
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000/01–2022/23	Western Australia
2008–2017	Kings XI Punjab
2011/12–2018/19	Perth Scorchers
2012, 2018–2019	Glamorgan
2017	Yorkshire
2019/20–2023/24	Melbourne Renegades
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 38 73 182 177 Runs scored 2,265 2,773 12,015 7,158 Batting average 34.31 40.77 41.43 44.45 100s/50s 6/10 7/15 32/58 19/38 Top score 182 151 214 186 Balls bowled – – 216 36 Wickets – – 2 1 Bowling average – – 77.50 31.00 5 wickets in innings – – 0 0 10 wickets in match – – 0 0 Best bowling – – 2/20 1/14 Catches/stumpings 23/– 22/– 170/– 63/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 April 2022

Shaun Edward Marsh (born 9 July 1983) is an Australian cricket player. He used to play for the Western Australia cricket team and has represented Australia in all three types of international cricket games. His nickname is SOS, which stands for "Son of Swampy". He is a left-handed batsman who usually bats at the top of the batting order.

On 10 March 2023, Marsh announced he was retiring from first-class cricket. He planned to keep playing in the BBL for the Melbourne Renegades.

Who is Shaun Marsh?

Early Life and Family

Shaun Marsh is the first son of Geoff Marsh, who also played for the Australian national cricket team. His younger brother, Mitchell Marsh, and sister, Melissa Marsh, are also cricketers.

Shaun is married to Rebecca Marsh, a journalist. They have three children together. He went to Wesley College in South Perth.

In 2017, Shaun found out he was short-sighted during an eye test. He had been playing cricket with this condition for a long time. After that, he started wearing contact lenses.

Starting His Cricket Journey

Shaun and his brother Mitchell went to Wesley College in Perth. They were both excellent at cricket there. In 1998, Shaun set a record for the highest average (210) in a school cricket competition called the Darlot Cup. This record was broken ten years later.

Junior Career Highlights

Shaun played for Western Australia at the Under 17 and Under 19 levels. He also represented Australia in the ICC Under-19 World Cups in 1999–2000 and 2001–02.

In the 1999–2000 tournament in Sri Lanka, he was the second-highest run-scorer for Australia. He played alongside famous cricketers like Shane Watson and Michael Clarke. Australia won the 2001–02 tournament in New Zealand. Shaun scored the fourth most runs in that tournament.

Shaun made his first-class cricket debut in March 2001. This was during the 2000–01 season against South Australia. He played as a middle-order batsman in the final three games of that season.

Playing for Western Australia

Marsh batting for WA against Victoria in the 2009–10 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash.

Marsh batting for WA in the 2007–08 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash final.

In October 2002, Shaun played for Western Australia against the touring English team. He scored 92 runs against their strong bowlers. Soon after, he made his List A debut for the Warriors.

Over the next few years, he became a regular player for the Warriors. He scored his first first-class century against a New South Wales team in 2003. He had a great season in 2007–08, scoring his highest career score of 166 not out. He was also the top run-scorer for the Warriors in the 50-over competition.

Shaun also did very well in Twenty20 cricket. He was the top run-scorer in the competition, with the highest average and highest individual score.

Changing Batting Positions

After some experienced players retired, Shaun changed his batting position. He became an opening batsman, just like his father Geoff. At the end of the 2007–08 season, he was named the best player in the Western Australian state cricket team.

Shaun was highly wanted by teams in the Big Bash League because he was considered one of the best Twenty20 players. He chose to stay in Western Australia and play for the Perth Scorchers.

In October 2012, Shaun faced some challenges with team rules during a tournament in South Africa. Because of this, he was temporarily dropped from the Perth Scorchers and the Western Australian team.

Despite this, Shaun continued to do well in Twenty20 cricket. In the 2012–13 Big Bash League, he scored five half-centuries. He was the leading run-scorer and helped the Scorchers reach the final.

Marsh batting for Yorkshire in 2017.

In 2019, he signed with Glamorgan to play in England. In October 2020, Shaun scored his 30th century in first-class cricket.

Success in the Indian Premier League

Shaun's good performance with the Western Warriors earned him a contract in the 2008 Indian Premier League (IPL). He opened the batting for the Kings XI Punjab team.

Even though he missed the first four games, Shaun scored the most runs in the league stage of the tournament. He even scored a century in the last league game. He received the "orange cap" for being the top run-scorer in the 2008 IPL. Shaun was chosen for the first-ever IPL "dream team" by ESPNcricinfo. He became a very important player for Kings XI Punjab.

Representing Australia

A graph of Shaun Marsh's ODI performance. The bars show the runs scored in each innings (blue bars indicate innings where he has been dismissed, orange bars indicate where he has remained not out). The red line shows the career batting average after each innings.

Shaun's excellent form in 2007–08 led to him getting a contract with Cricket Australia. He was called up to play for Australia in the West Indies.

He made his debut for Australia in June 2008 in a Twenty20 game against the West Indies. He scored 29 runs from 22 balls. A few days later, he made a memorable debut in a One Day International (ODI) game. He scored 81 runs and won the "Man of the Match" award.

With two of Australia's long-serving ODI opening batsmen retiring, Shaun was able to secure a spot as an opening batsman. He performed well in the ODI matches against South Africa in 2008–09. He scored his first ODI century against India in November 2009.

Test Cricket Debut

Shaun was chosen for the Test cricket squad for Australia's tour of India in 2008, but he didn't play in any matches.

On 21 January 2011, Shaun scored his second ODI century (110 runs) against England. He made a record partnership with Doug Bollinger. Australia won that match, and Shaun was named "Player of the Match".

In July 2011, Shaun was selected for the Australian Test Squad for the tour to Sri Lanka. His father presented him with his "baggy green cap," which is a special cap given to Test cricketers. Shaun scored his first Test century on his debut against Sri Lanka on 8 September 2011. He became the 19th Australian to score a century in their first Test match. He scored 141 runs.

He played one Test in Australia's tour of South Africa but then missed three Tests due to a back injury. He played all four Tests in Australia's home series against India in 2011–12. However, he didn't perform well and was later dropped from the Test team.

Returning to the Test Team

Shaun didn't return to the Test team until 2014. From 2014 to 2016, he often filled in for injured top-order batsmen. In February 2014, he was recalled for a series in South Africa. He scored 148 runs in his first innings back.

He was recalled again in December 2014 for a home series against India. He scored 254 runs in three Tests. He also played in the 2015 tour of the West Indies, scoring 112 runs. In a home match against the West Indies in 2015–16, he scored 182 runs, which was his highest score at that time.

In 2016, Shaun was recalled as a first-choice opening batsman for the final Test of Australia's tour of Sri Lanka. He scored a century (130 runs) in his return innings. He kept his spot for the first home Test against South Africa in 2016–17 but then had to stop playing due to a broken finger.

In April 2018, Cricket Australia gave him a national contract for the 2018–19 season.

Marsh batting during the 2018 Sydney Ashes Test.

In April 2019, Shaun was named in Australia's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. However, he was ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a fractured forearm before Australia's final group match.

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