Shaun Marsh on Friday introduced his retirement from first-class cricket after 22 years of service for Western Australia (WA) at Sheffield Shield stage, and 38 Test matches for Australia. Marsh made his first-class debut for Western Australia in 2001 when he was 17 years previous. Last season, in his brother Mitchell Marsh’s absence, Marsh led the staff to the Sheffield Shield championship. With 8,347 runs, together with 20 centuries, Marsh ends the Shield as WA’s third-highest run-scorer. He has performed in 122 video games, two greater than the earlier captain Tom Moody in WA historical past. He made his ODI debut for Australia a number of months later in opposition to West Indies the place his 81 from 97 balls earned him participant of the match honours, however it could be an extra 4 years earlier than he earned a Test name-up.
Marsh’s retirement is efficient instantly, so he will not participate in Western Australia’s try to retain their crown. He had simply returned to Perth membership cricket following a fractured finger. Next week, they play Victoria on the WACA, after which they host the championship starting on March 23. “This year in particular has been really hard. It wasn`t the way I planned it after winning the Shield final last year. I had great expectations of myself to win another Shield but through injuries it hasn’t worked out how I wanted it to,” Marsh was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
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“I batted for about 20 minutes and the quicks came over…I said to V [WA coach Adam Voges] that I’m done and want to do my weights [session]. I probably did half my weights [session]. I walked out and thought, ‘that’s not me’. Over the last 24 hours it hit home that my time is done. It’s been an amazing journey, never in my wildest dreams did I think that I’d be here for 22 years and that’s something that I’m very proud of,” Marsh mentioned. Marsh gave a particular tribute to his father Geoff Marsh, an ex-Australian coach and Test opener. “That’s where I found the love of the game as a young kid when I was watching dad play. From a young age all I wanted to do was be like him and he’s had a massive impact on my career,” he mentioned.
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Long considered a Test star, Marsh had a powerful debut in 2011 with a century in opposition to Sri Lanka in Pallekele after scoring his first first-class century on the age of 19 in opposition to a potent New South Wales staff that included Steve and Mark Waugh. He was anticipated to succeed Ricky Ponting at No. 3 however had a disastrous run of type in opposition to India at dwelling in 2011-12, scoring solely 17 runs in six innings. Marsh’s highest Test rating of 182 was made in opposition to West Indies in Hobart in 2015. Marsh ended with 2,265 Test runs to his title at a mean of 34.31, enjoying his final Test in January 2019 in opposition to India.
Marsh is ready to proceed within the Big Bash League (BBL). He has one season left on his cope with Melbourne Renegades.
