Algernon Marsham
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Algernon James Bullock Marsham (14 August 1919 – 11 February 2004) was an English
cricket
er.
Marsham played in 17 first-class cricket
matches between 1939 and 1947 as a left-handed batsman and a right arm leg break
bowler. He was the last member of the famous Marsham family, which included his father C. H. B. Marsham
and grandfather C. D. B. Marsham
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
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Marsham played in 17 first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches between 1939 and 1947 as a left-handed batsman and a right arm leg break
Leg break
A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of...
bowler. He was the last member of the famous Marsham family, which included his father C. H. B. Marsham
C. H. B. Marsham
Cloudesley Henry Bullock "Slug" Marsham was an English cricketer.Primarily a batsman, he appeared for Oxford University and Kent, whom he captained to the 1906 Championship title.-Career:...
and grandfather C. D. B. Marsham
C. D. B. Marsham
The Rev. Cloudesley Dewar Bullock Marsham was an English cricketer, primarily playing for Oxford University....
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