# Laura Marsh

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English cricketer

Laura Marsh Marsh playing for England in 2019 Personal information Full name Laura Alexandra Marsh Born (1986-12-05) 5 December 1986 (age 39) Pembury, Kent, England Nickname Boggy Batting Right-handed Bowling Right-arm off break Role Bowler International information National side England (2006–2019) Test debut (cap 146) 8 August 2006 v India Last Test 18 July 2019 v Australia ODI debut (cap 103) 17 August 2006 v India Last ODI 7 July 2019 v Australia ODI shirt no. 7 T20I debut (cap 19) 13 August 2007 v New Zealand Last T20I 28 July 2019 v Australia T20I shirt no. 7 Domestic team information Years Team 2003–2011 Sussex (squad no. 7) 2011–2019 Kent (squad no. 7) 2015/16 New South Wales 2015/16 Sydney Sixers 2015/16 Otago 2016–2019 Surrey Stars Career statistics Competition Test ODI T20I LA Matches 9 103 67 252 Runs scored 151 682 755 2,514 Batting average 12.58 13.91 16.41 18.35 100s/50s 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/11 Top score 55 67 54 80 Balls bowled 2,045 5,328 1,497 11,690 Wickets 24 129 64 301 Bowling average 33.79 26.84 20.64 22.69 5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 4 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/44 5/15 3/12 5/15 Catches/stumpings 4/– 25/– 7/– 68/– Source: CricketArchive, 14 March 2021

**Laura Alexandra Marsh** (born 5 December 1986) is an English former [cricketer](/source/Cricket).[1] Born in [Pembury](/source/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](/source/Kent_Women_cricket_team), represents the Rubies and made her Test debut against [India](/source/India_women's_national_cricket_team) in 2006. She was part of the England team that retained [the Ashes](/source/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](/source/Women's_Cricket_World_Cup) in 2009 and 2017.[2] In December 2019, Marsh announced her retirement from international cricket,[3] and announced her retirement from all forms of the game in August 2020.[4] In April 2022, she became interim head coach of [Sunrisers](/source/Sunrisers_(women's_cricket)) for the 2022 season.[5]

## Career

She took a career best 5/15 against [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan_women's_national_cricket_team) in the [2009 Women's World Cup](/source/2009_Women's_Cricket_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.[6] 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](/source/Sarah_Taylor_(cricketer)), 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,[7] and again the following day when her 43 from 23 balls saw England post a winning total.[8] Off the field of play, after attending [Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School](/source/Skippers_Hill_Manor_Preparatory_School) and [Brighton College](/source/Brighton_College), she took a Sports Science with Management degree at [Loughborough University](/source/Loughborough_University).[9]

She is the holder of one of the first tranche of 18 ECB central contracts for women players, which were announced in April 2014.[10]

Marsh was a member of the winning women's team at the [2017 Women's Cricket World Cup](/source/2017_Women's_Cricket_World_Cup) held in England.[11][12][13]

In February 2019, she was awarded a full central contract by the [England and Wales Cricket Board](/source/England_and_Wales_Cricket_Board) (ECB) for 2019.[14][15] In June 2019, Marsh played in her 100th [Women's One Day International](/source/Women's_One_Day_International) (WODI) match, during the series [against the West Indies](/source/West_Indies_women's_cricket_team_in_England_in_2019).[16] Later the same month, the ECB named her in England's squad for their opening match [against Australia](/source/Australia_women's_cricket_team_in_England_in_2019) to contest the [Women's Ashes](/source/Women's_Ashes).[17][18]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Laura Marsh"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/249934.html). *ESPN Cricinfo*. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 8 May 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Laura Marsh, 33, calls time on cricket career"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/53759138). *BBC Sport*. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["England's Laura Marsh retires from international cricket"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28312190/england-laura-marsh-retires-international-cricket). *ESPN Cricinfo*. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Laura Marsh announces retirement after Hundred delay"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29649309/laura-marsh-announces-retirement-hundred-delay). *ESPN Cricinfo*. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Laura Marsh Appointed as Sunrisers Interim Head Coach"](https://www.sunriserscricket.com/post/laura-marsh-appointed-as-sunrisers-interim-head-coach). Sunrisers Cricket. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Last-ball win secures England series"](http://www.cricinfo.com/women/content/current/story/412532.html). *ESPN Cricinfo*. ESPN Sports Media. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["England wrap up T20 series with last-over win"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/496940.html). *ESPN Cricinfo*. ESPN Sports Media. 16 January 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Marsh sets up another England victory"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/women/content/story/497088.html). *ESPN Cricinfo*. ESPN Sports Media. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Marsh, Laura. ["Testimonials and Alumni – Laura Marsh – 2009, what a year!"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140508224052/http://www.skippershill.com/about-us/testimonials/laura-marsh-1). Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School. Archived from [the original](http://www.skippershill.com/about-us/testimonials/laura-marsh-1) on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["England women earn 18 new central contracts"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/27291212). BBC. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [Live commentary: Final, ICC Women's World Cup at London, Jul 23](http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8584/commentary/1085975/England-Women-vs-India-Women-Final-ICC-Women's-World-Cup-2017), ESPNcricinfo, 23 July 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [World Cup Final](https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/cricket/40035680), BBC Sport, 23 July 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sum3_13-0)** [England v India: Women's World Cup final – live!](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2017/jul/23/england-v-india-womens-world-cup-final-live), *The Guardian*, 23 July 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Freya Davies awarded England Women contract ahead of India tour"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25936437/freya-davies-awarded-england-women-contract-ahead-india-tour). *ESPN Cricinfo*. Retrieved 6 February 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Freya Davies 'thrilled' at new full central England contract"](https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1048682). *International Cricket Council*. Retrieved 6 February 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Kent's Laura Marsh in line to earn 100th England ODI cap"](https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/sport/marsh-set-for-milestone-206251/). *Kent Online*. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Fran Wilson called into England squad for Ashes ODI opener against Australia"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27082746/fran-wilson-called-england-squad-ashes-odi-opener-australia). *ESPN Cricinfo*. Retrieved 29 June 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["England announce squad for opening Women's Ashes ODI"](https://www.timesandstar.co.uk/sport/national/17738993.england-announce-squad-for-opening-womens-ashes-odi/). *Times and Star*. Retrieved 29 June 2019.

## External links

- [Laura Marsh](https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/249934.html) at [Cricinfo](/source/Cricinfo)

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England squads v t e England squad – 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup – Champions (3rd title) 6 SC Taylor 7 Marsh 9 Rainford-Brent 10 Colvin 13 Atkins 19 Guha 20 Greenway 22 Morgan 23 Edwards (c) 24 Gunn 25 Shaw 26 Brunt 30 SJ Taylor Griffiths Shrubsole Coach: Lane v t e England squad – 2009 Women's World Twenty20 – Champions (1st title) 1 Edwards (c) 2 Atkins 3 Brunt 4 Colvin 5 Greenway 6 Guha 7 Gunn 8 Hazell 9 Marsh 10 Morgan 11 Rainford-Brent 12 Shaw 13 C Taylor 14 S Taylor (wk) v t e England squad – 2010 Women's World Twenty20 1 Edwards (c) 2 Brunt 3 Colvin 4 Greenway 5 Gunn 6 Hazell 7 Knight 8 Marsh 9 Morgan 10 Shaw 11 Shrubsole 12 C Taylor 13 S Taylor (wk) 14 Wyatt v t e England squad – 2012 Women's World Twenty20 runners-up 1 Edwards (c) 2 Beaumont (wk) 3 Brindle 4 Brunt 5 Colvin 6 Greenway 7 Gunn 8 Hazell 9 Jones 10 Knight 11 Marsh 12 Shrubsole 13 S Taylor (wk) 14 Wyatt v t e England squad – 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup – 3rd place 1 Marsh 2 Beaumont 3 Gunn 4 Hazell 5 Jones 6 Greenway 7 Knight 8 Edwards (c) 9 Brindle 10 Colvin 11 Brunt 12 Taylor 13 Wyatt 14 Shrubsole 15 Elwiss v t e England squad – 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup – Champions (4th title) 1 Knight (c) 2 Beaumont 3 Brunt 4 Elwiss 5 Gunn 6 Hartley 7 Hazell 8 Langston 9 Marsh 10 Sciver 11 Shrubsole 12 Taylor 13 Wilson 14 Winfield 15 Wyatt

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