What is Rod Marsh?
'''Rodney William Marsh''' {{post-nominals|MBE}} (4 November 1947 – 4 March 2022) was an [[Australia]]n [[cricket]]er. He played as a [[wicketkeeper]] for the [[Australia national cricket team|Australian national team]]. He played for Australia between 1970 and 1984. He played 96 [[Test match (cricket)|Test matches]] and 92 [[One Day International]]s (ODIs). He also played for [[Western Australia cricket team|Western Australia]]. In 2009, Marsh was added into the [[ICC Cricket Hall of Fame]]. Marsh set a world record of 355 wicketkeeping Test dismissals, the same number his pace bowling state and country teammate [[Dennis Lillee]] achieved bowling. The pair were known for their bowler-wicketkeeper partnership, which resulted in a record 95 Test [[wicket]]s. They also their Test debuts in the same series and retired from Test cricket in the same match. Marsh was born in [[Armadale, Western Australia|Armadale]], a suburb of [[Perth, Western Australia]]. He was the younger brother of golfer [[Graham Marsh]]. Rod's son, [[Daniel Marsh|Daniel]], was also a cricketer. On 24 February 2022, Marsh had a [[heart attack]] in [[Bundaberg, Queensland]]. He died eight days later, on 4 March 2022, in [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]], aged 74.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Conn |first=Malcolm |date=4 March 2022 |title=Cricket legend Rod Marsh dies aged 74 |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/cricket-legend-rod-marsh-dies-aged-74-20220304-p5a1na.html |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{cricinfo|id=6502}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Marsh, Rod}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Australian cricketers]] [[Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Perth, Western Australia]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] {{sports-bio-stub}}