{{short description|South African cricketer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Marco Marais | image = | country = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = Worcester, South Africa | death_date = | death_place = | nickname = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm medium-fast | role =
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| date = 1 September 2015 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/485216.html Cricinfo }} '''Marco Marais''' (born 17 October 1993) is a South African cricketer.<ref name="Cricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/485216.html |title=Marco Marais |access-date=1 September 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He was included in the Border cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/content/squad/910911.html Border Squad / Players] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.</ref>
In November 2017, he scored 300 not out from 191 deliveries,<ref name="MM-CI">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21626819/sa-batsman-scores-fastest-first-class-300 |title=SA batsman scores fastest first-class 300 |access-date=2 December 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> batting for Border against Eastern Province in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup.<ref name="triple">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1123458.html |title=Pool A, Sunfoil 3-Day Cup at East London, Nov 23-25 2017 |access-date=23 November 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> This was the fastest triple century in first-class cricket, the ninth triple century in first-class cricket in South Africa and the first in the country since 2010.<ref name="Marais">{{cite web |url=https://www.crictracker.com/marco-marais-smashes-the-fastest-triple-ton-in-first-class-cricket/ |title=Marco Marais smashes the fastest triple ton in first-class cricket |access-date=24 November 2017 |work=CricTracker}}</ref><ref name="GE">{{cite web |url=https://www.goexpress.co.za/2017/11/25/marais-aims-higher-record-innings/ |title=Marais aims higher after record innings |access-date=25 November 2017 |work=Go & Express! Live}}</ref> He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup for Border, with 810 runs in nine matches.<ref name="1718runs">{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12114;team=3219;type=tournament |title=Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, 2017/18 Border: Batting and bowling averages |access-date=13 April 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
In August 2018, he was named in Border's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.<ref name="SqBorder">{{cite news|title=Border bring in heavy weaponry |url=https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/sport/2018-08-18-border-bring-in-heavy-weaponry/ |newspaper=DispatchLIVE |access-date=22 August 2018}}</ref> In Border's opening match of the tournament, against Namibia, Marais scored 103 not out, although Border lost the match by five wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1157406.html |title=Pool C, Africa T20 Cup at East London, Sep 14 2018 |access-date=14 September 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricket.co.za/news/26041/EP-making-a-flying-start-but-African-challengers-stay-in-touch |title=EP making a flying start but African challengers stay in touch |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=14 September 2018 |archive-date=15 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915002000/http://cricket.co.za/news/26041/EP-making-a-flying-start-but-African-challengers-stay-in-touch |url-status=dead }}</ref> On the following day, Marais scored his second century of the tournament, making 106 not out.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricket.co.za/news/26057/Marais-blasts-second-century-but-EP-remain-in-control |title=Marais blasts second century but EP remain in control |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916130251/http://cricket.co.za/news/26057/Marais-blasts-second-century-but-EP-remain-in-control |url-status=dead }}</ref> He scored 295 runs in four matches, with Cricket South Africa calling him the standout player of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricket.co.za/news/26102/Border-raving-about-Marco-Marais |title=Border raving about Marco Marais |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=19 September 2018 |archive-date=21 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921090406/https://cricket.co.za/news/26102/Border-raving-about-Marco-Marais |url-status=dead }}</ref> He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer, with 359 runs in six matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=12603;type=tournament |title=Africa T20 Cup, 2018/19: Most runs |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=24 September 2018}}</ref> The following August, he was named the Africa T20 Cup Player of the Tournament at Cricket South Africa's annual award ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/31359/Du-Plessis-and-Van-Niekerk-honoured-with-CSAs-top-awards |title=Du Plessis and Van Niekerk honoured with CSA's top awards |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=4 August 2019 |archive-date=4 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804070830/https://cricket.co.za/news/31359/Du-Plessis-and-Van-Niekerk-honoured-with-CSAs-top-awards |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In October 2018, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Giants' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/live-mzansi-super-league-player-draft-20181017 |title=Mzansi Super League - full squad lists |work=Sport24 |access-date=17 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/domestic/mzansi-super-league-player-draft-the-story-so-far-17521199 |title=Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far |work=Independent Online |access-date=17 October 2018}}</ref> In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads |title=MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904081427/https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads |url-status=dead }}</ref> Later the same month, he was named in Eastern Province's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sacricketmag.com/marais-headlines-eastern-province-squad/ |title=Marais headlines Eastern Province squad |work=SA Cricket Mag |access-date=12 September 2019}}</ref> In April 2021, he was named in Border's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/38193/Division-Two-squads-named-for-next-season |title=Division Two squads named for next season |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=29 April 2021 |archive-date=28 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428084036/https://cricket.co.za/news/38193/Division-Two-squads-named-for-next-season |url-status=dead }}</ref> In September 2021, Marais signed to play domestic cricket in Ireland for the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000013/001313.shtml |title=Fox Lodge confirm Marco Marais return |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marais, Marco}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:South African cricketers Category:Border cricketers Category:Eastern Province cricketers Category:Nelson Mandela Bay Giants cricketers Category:Sportspeople from Worcester, South Africa Category:Cricketers from the Western Cape Category:21st-century South African sportsmen