{{short description|English cricketer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Use British English|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Laura Marsh | female = true | image = Laura Marsh, 2019 Ashes Test.jpg | caption = Marsh playing for England in 2019 | country = England | fullname = Laura Alexandra Marsh | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|12|5|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Pembury]], Kent, England | nickname = Boggy | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm [[off break]] | role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]] | family = | international = true | internationalspan = 2006–2019

| testdebutdate = 8 August | testdebutyear = 2006 | testdebutagainst = India | testcap = 146 | lasttestdate = 18 July | lasttestyear = 2019 | lasttestagainst = Australia

| odidebutdate = 17 August | odidebutyear = 2006 | odidebutagainst = India | odicap = 103 | lastodidate = 7 July | lastodiyear = 2019 | lastodiagainst = Australia | odishirt = 7

| T20Idebutdate = 13 August | T20Idebutyear = 2007 | T20Idebutagainst = New Zealand | T20Icap = 19 | lastT20Idate = 28 July | lastT20Iyear = 2019 | lastT20Iagainst = Australia | T20Ishirt = 7

| club1 = [[Sussex Women cricket team|Sussex]] | year1 = 2003–2011 | clubnumber1 = 7 | club2 = [[Kent Women cricket team|Kent]] | year2 = 2011–2019 | clubnumber2 = 7 | club3 = [[New South Wales Breakers|New South Wales]] | year3 = 2015/16 | clubnumber3 = | club4 = [[Sydney Sixers (WBBL)|Sydney Sixers]] | year4 = 2015/16 | clubnumber4 = | club5 = [[Otago Sparks|Otago]] | year5 = 2015/16 | clubnumber5 = | club6 = [[Surrey Stars]] | year6 = 2016–2019 | clubnumber6 =

| columns = 4

| column1 = [[Women's Test cricket|Test]] | matches1 = 9 | runs1 = 151 | bat avg1 = 12.58 | 100s/50s1 = 0/1 | top score1 = 55 | deliveries1 = 2,045 | wickets1 = 24 | bowl avg1 = 33.79 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 3/44 | catches/stumpings1 = 4/–

| column2 = [[Women's One Day International|ODI]] | matches2 = 103 | runs2 = 682 | bat avg2 = 13.91 | 100s/50s2 = 0/1 | top score2 = 67 | deliveries2 = 5,328 | wickets2 = 129 | bowl avg2 = 26.84 | fivefor2 = 1 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 5/15 | catches/stumpings2 = 25/–

| column3 = [[Women's Twenty20 International|T20I]] | matches3 = 67 | runs3 = 755 | bat avg3 = 16.41 | 100s/50s3 = 0/1 | top score3 = 54 | deliveries3 = 1,497 | wickets3 = 64 | bowl avg3 = 20.64 | fivefor3 = 0 | tenfor3 = 0 | best bowling3 = 3/12 | catches/stumpings3 = 7/–

| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]] | matches4 = 252 | runs4 = 2,514 | bat avg4 = 18.35 | 100s/50s4 = 0/11 | top score4 = 80 | deliveries4 = 11,690 | wickets4 = 301 | bowl avg4 = 22.69 | fivefor4 = 4 | tenfor4 = 0 | best bowling4 = 5/15 | catches/stumpings4 = 68/–

| date = 14 March | year = 2021 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/88/88175/88175.html CricketArchive }} '''Laura Alexandra Marsh''' (born 5 December 1986) is an English former [[cricket]]er.<ref>{{cite web |title=Laura Marsh |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/249934.html |work=ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |accessdate=8 May 2014 }}</ref> Born in [[Pembury]], Kent, she began playing cricket at 11 and started her career as a medium pace bowler but found greater success when she switched to off spin. She played county cricket for [[Kent Women cricket team|Kent Women]], represents the Rubies and made her Test debut against [[India women's national cricket team|India]] in 2006. She was part of the England team that retained [[the Ashes]] in Australia in 2008 and in England in 2009. She was also part of teams that won the [[Women's Cricket World Cup]] in 2009 and 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/53759138 |title=Laura Marsh, 33, calls time on cricket career |work=BBC Sport |accessdate=13 August 2020}}</ref> In December 2019, Marsh announced her retirement from international cricket,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28312190/england-laura-marsh-retires-international-cricket |title=England's Laura Marsh retires from international cricket |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=16 December 2019}}</ref> and announced her retirement from all forms of the game in August 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29649309/laura-marsh-announces-retirement-hundred-delay |title=Laura Marsh announces retirement after Hundred delay |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=13 August 2020}}</ref> In April 2022, she became interim head coach of [[Sunrisers (women's cricket)|Sunrisers]] for the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sunriserscricket.com/post/laura-marsh-appointed-as-sunrisers-interim-head-coach |title=Laura Marsh Appointed as Sunrisers Interim Head Coach |publisher=Sunrisers Cricket |date=28 April 2022 |access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref>

==Career== She took a career best 5/15 against [[Pakistan women's national cricket team|Pakistan]] in the [[2009 Women's Cricket World Cup|2009 Women's World Cup]] in Sydney and finished the competition's top wicket-taker, with 16 wickets at 10.31. She opened the bowling for England in the Twenty20 World Championship in 2009, taking 6 for 68 in the tournament which England won by defeating New Zealand at Lords, and struck the winning runs off the last ball of the match to secure England's first victory over Australia in a One Day International series in 33 years in July 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Last-ball win secures England series |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/women/content/current/story/412532.html |work=ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=3 July 2009 |accessdate=8 May 2014 }}</ref> She made her highest Test score of 38 in a last-wicket stand of 59 against Australia in the one-off Ashes Test later the same year.

In the absence of [[Sarah Taylor (cricketer)|Sarah Taylor]], she opened the batting for England in the Twenty20 series against Australia in 2010 as well as opening the bowling and being named player of the match in England's series-winning win at Canberra on 16 January 2010 after scoring 45 from 44 balls,<ref>{{cite web |title=England wrap up T20 series with last-over win |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/496940.html |work=ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=16 January 2011 |accessdate=8 May 2014 }}</ref> and again the following day when her 43 from 23 balls saw England post a winning total.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marsh sets up another England victory |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/women/content/story/497088.html |work=ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=17 January 2011 |accessdate=8 May 2014 }}</ref> Off the field of play, after attending [[Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School]] and [[Brighton College]], she took a Sports Science with Management degree at [[Loughborough University]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Marsh |first=Laura |title=Testimonials and Alumni – Laura Marsh – 2009, what a year! |url=http://www.skippershill.com/about-us/testimonials/laura-marsh-1 |publisher=Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School |accessdate=13 August 2013 |archive-date=8 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508224052/http://www.skippershill.com/about-us/testimonials/laura-marsh-1 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

She is the holder of one of the first tranche of 18 ECB central contracts for women players, which were announced in April 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/27291212|publisher=BBC|date=20 April 2015|access-date=6 May 2014 |title=England women earn 18 new central contracts}}</ref>

Marsh was a member of the winning women's team at the [[2017 Women's Cricket World Cup]] held in England.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8584/commentary/1085975/England-Women-vs-India-Women-Final-ICC-Women's-World-Cup-2017 Live commentary: Final, ICC Women's World Cup at London, Jul 23], ESPNcricinfo, 23 July 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/cricket/40035680 World Cup Final], BBC Sport, 23 July 2017.</ref><ref name=sum3>[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2017/jul/23/england-v-india-womens-world-cup-final-live England v India: Women's World Cup final – live!], ''The Guardian'', 23 July 2017.</ref>

In February 2019, she was awarded a full central contract by the [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] (ECB) for 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25936437/freya-davies-awarded-england-women-contract-ahead-india-tour |title=Freya Davies awarded England Women contract ahead of India tour |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=6 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1048682 |title=Freya Davies 'thrilled' at new full central England contract |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=6 February 2019}}</ref> In June 2019, Marsh played in her 100th [[Women's One Day International]] (WODI) match, during the series [[West Indies women's cricket team in England in 2019|against the West Indies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/sport/marsh-set-for-milestone-206251/ |title=Kent's Laura Marsh in line to earn 100th England ODI cap |work=Kent Online |date=8 June 2019 |accessdate=9 June 2019}}</ref> Later the same month, the ECB named her in England's squad for their opening match [[Australia women's cricket team in England in 2019|against Australia]] to contest the [[Women's Ashes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27082746/fran-wilson-called-england-squad-ashes-odi-opener-australia |title=Fran Wilson called into England squad for Ashes ODI opener against Australia |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=29 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesandstar.co.uk/sport/national/17738993.england-announce-squad-for-opening-womens-ashes-odi/ |title=England announce squad for opening Women's Ashes ODI |work=Times and Star |accessdate=29 June 2019}}</ref>

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