Geoff Marsh

Geoff Marsh

Marsh at Victoria University, Wellington in 1986.
Personal information
Full name	Geoffrey Robert Marsh
Born	(1958-12-31) 31 December 1958 (age 65) Northam, Western Australia
Nickname	Swampy[1]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm off-spin
Role	Opening batter
Relations	Shaun Marsh (son) Mitchell Marsh (son) Melissa Marsh (daughter)
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 333)	13 December 1985 v India
Last Test	25 January 1992 v India
ODI debut (cap 91)	14 January 1986 v New Zealand
Last ODI	11 March 1992 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1977/78–1993/94	Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 50 117 184 169 Runs scored 2,854 4,357 11,760 6,366 Batting average 33.18 39.98 39.46 42.15 100s/50s 4/15 9/22 33/46 14/36 Top score 138 126* 355* 126* Balls bowled 6 30 6 Wickets – 0 1 0 Bowling average – – 9.00 – 5 wickets in innings – – 0 – 10 wickets in match – – 0 – Best bowling – – 1/1 – Catches/stumpings 38/– 31/– 133/– 54/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  Australia ICC Cricket World Cup Winner 1987 India and Pakistan Representing  Australia as Coach ICC Cricket World Cup Winner 1999 England-Wales -Ireland-Scotland-Netherlands Runner-up 1996 India-Pakistan-Sri Lanka
Source: CricInfo, 17 June 2018

Geoffrey Robert Marsh (born 31 December 1958) is an Australian former cricketer, coach and selector. He played 50 Test matches and 117 One Day Internationals for Australia as an opening batsman. Marsh was a part of the Australian team that won their first world title during the 1987 Cricket World Cup. As the coach of Australia he was in charge when Australia won the 1999 Cricket World Cup in England. He later coached Zimbabwe (2001–2004) and Sri Lanka (2011–12).