Rodney Marsh (Aussie)

[splott parker]

Critical in hospital after heart attack aged 74. Certainly one of the best wicketkeepers ever.

[Pearcey3]

Re: Rodney Marsh (Aussie)

Great player and charismatic too. Hope he pulls through.

[the other bob wilson]

Re: Rodney Marsh (Aussie)

Was nicknamed “Iron gloves” when he first got into the Australian team, but became a fine wicketkeeper and dangerous batsman. He recalled Derek Randall to the crease in a test match in Melbourne as he was walking off thinking his nick had carried - this gave a clue to something which became clear after his retirement, Rodney Marsh was a decent bloke.

Hope he gets through this.

[MacAdder]

Re: Rodney Marsh (Aussie)

Was nicknamed “Iron gloves” when he first got into the Australian team, but became a fine wicketkeeper and dangerous batsman. He recalled Derek Randall to the crease in a test match in Melbourne as he was walking off thinking his nick had carried - this gave a clue to something which became clear after his retirement, Rodney Marsh was a decent bloke.

Hope he gets through this.

Ah, those were the days. Batsmen walked when they nicked it.

One of "the" greats of the game.

Fingers crossed he pulls through.

[Hot Shot Hamish.]

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Hope Rod pulls through this. Flinging yourself around 30 yds back to Lillie and Thomson must have been one hell of a job. Get better quickly Rod.

[Peajay]

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Sad, that team were my idols growing up in the 70s in South Australia. Marsh, Lillie and Thomo and Ian Chapple. I was lucky enough to visit the Adelaide Oval just before the pandemic a real emotional visit after 43 years.

[splott parker]

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Sad, that team were my idols growing up in the 70s in South Australia. Marsh, Lillie and Thomo and Ian Chapple. I was lucky enough to visit the Adelaide Oval just before the pandemic a real emotional visit after 43 years.

Not just cricketing icons, they were muck ‘n’ bullets, don’t give a f*ck personalities than you’d have on your side in any sport.

[Majorblue]

Re: Rodney Marsh (Aussie)

A great player with a huge personality.

One of the players I really looked up too as a youngster along with a few others in that Australia team.

Wasn’t he one of the three who made the bets at the ‘miracle of Headingley’?

[the other bob wilson]

Re: Rodney Marsh (Aussie)

A great player with a huge personality.

One of the players I really looked up too as a youngster along with a few others in that Australia team.

Wasn’t he one of the three who made the bets at the ‘miracle of Headingley’?

Not sure there were three of them, I just thought it was Dennis Lillee and him - England were something like 10,000/1 I seem to remember.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Dennis Lillie

Surely the most aerodynamic and economical of bowling actions ?

A very under rated batsman too

[The Bloop]

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Not sure there were three of them, I just thought it was Dennis Lillee and him - England were something like 10,000/1 I seem to remember.

Lillie put a tenner on at 500/1 after being talked out of putting £100 on as it was too much money to waste. Rod Marsh bet £5 at the same odds.