Editing Rod Marsh (section)

{{short description|Australian cricketer (1947–2022)}}
{{For|the English footballer|Rodney Marsh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2011}}
{{Infobox cricketer
|                name = Rod Marsh
|               image = 
|    honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|size=100%|country=AUS|MBE}}
|             country = Australia
|            fullname = Rodney William Marsh
|            nickname = Bacchus, Iron Gloves
|          birth_date = {{Birth date|1947|11|04|df=y}}
|         birth_place = [[Armadale, Western Australia]]
|         death_date  = {{Death date and age|2022|03|04|1947|11|04|df=yes}}  
|         death_place = [[Adelaide, South Australia]]
|             batting = Left-handed
|             bowling = Right-arm [[off break]]
|                role = Wicketkeeper
|              family = {{ubl|[[Graham Marsh]] (brother)|[[Daniel Marsh]] (son)}}
|       international = true
|       testdebutdate = 27 November
|       testdebutyear = 1970
|    testdebutagainst = England
|             testcap = 249
|        lasttestdate = 6 January
|        lasttestyear = 1984
|     lasttestagainst = Pakistan
|        odidebutdate = 5 January
|        odidebutyear = 1971
|     odidebutagainst = England
|              odicap = 7
|         lastodidate = 12 February
|         lastodiyear = 1984
|      lastodiagainst = West Indies
|               club1 = [[Western Warriors|Western Australia]]
|               year1 = {{nowrap|1968/69–1983/84}}
|             columns = 4
|             column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
|            matches1 = 96
|               runs1 = 3,633
|            bat avg1 = 26.51
|           100s/50s1 = 3/16
|          top score1 = 132
|         deliveries1 = 72
|            wickets1 = 0
|           bowl avg1 = –
|            fivefor1 = –
|             tenfor1 = –
|       best bowling1 = –
|  catches/stumpings1 = 343/12
|             column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
|            matches2 = 92
|               runs2 = 1,225
|            bat avg2 = 20.08
|           100s/50s2 = 0/4
|          top score2 = 66
|         deliveries2 = 0
|            wickets2 = –
|           bowl avg2 = –
|            fivefor2 = –
|             tenfor2 = –
|       best bowling2 = –
|  catches/stumpings2 = 120/4
|             column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
|            matches3 = 257
|               runs3 = 11,067
|            bat avg3 = 31.17
|           100s/50s3 = 12/55
|          top score3 = 236
|         deliveries3 = 142
|            wickets3 = 1
|           bowl avg3 = 84.00
|            fivefor3 = 0
|             tenfor3 = 0
|       best bowling3 = 1/0
|  catches/stumpings3 = 803/66
|             column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
|            matches4 = 140
|               runs4 = 2,119
|            bat avg4 = 23.03
|           100s/50s4 = 0/9
|          top score4 = 99[[not out|*]]
|         deliveries4 = 23
|            wickets4 = 0
|           bowl avg4 = –
|            fivefor4 = –
|             tenfor4 = –
|       best bowling4 = –
|  catches/stumpings4 = 182/6
|                date = 20 November
|                year = 2008
| medaltemplates =  
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Cricket]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{cr|AUS}}}} <!-- Mention Host Names for Team Sports-->
{{MedalCompetition|[[ICC Cricket World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975 England]]|}}
|              source = http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/6502.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Rodney William Marsh''' {{post-nominals|size=100%|MBE}} (4 November 1947 – 4 March 2022)<ref>{{cite news |title=Rod Marsh obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/04/rod-marsh-obituary |access-date=4 March 2022 |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Peter |last=Mason |date=4 March 2022}}</ref> was an Australian professional [[cricket]]er who played as a [[wicketkeeper]] for the [[Australia national cricket team|Australian national team]]. He was a part of the Australian squad which finished as [[1975 Cricket World Cup final|runners-up]] at the [[1975 Cricket World Cup]].

Marsh had a Test career spanning from the 1970–71 to the 1983–84 Australian seasons. In 96 Tests, he set a world record of 355 wicketkeeping dismissals, the same number his pace bowling [[Western Australia cricket team|Western Australian]] teammate [[Dennis Lillee]] achieved with the ball. The pair were known for their bowler–wicketkeeper partnership, which yielded 95 Test wickets, a record for any such combination.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grover |first=Sanchit |title=5 most successful bowler-wicketkeeper combinations in Test cricket |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/5-most-successful-bowler-wicketkeeper-combinations-in-test-cricket |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |date=9 September 2019 |language=en-us}}</ref> They made their Test debuts in the same series and retired from Test cricket in the same match. ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' stated that "Few partnerships between bowler and wicket-keeper have had so profound an impact on the game."<ref name="wisden">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/154475.html|title=Rodney Marsh|website=Cricinfo}}</ref>

Marsh had a controversial start to his Test career, selected on account of his batting abilities. Sections of the media lampooned Marsh's glovework, dubbing him "Iron Gloves" after sloppy catching in his debut Test. His keeping improved over time and by the end of his career he was regarded as one of the finest in the history of the sport. He was widely regarded for his sense of team discipline, in particular after [[Bill Lawry]] controversially declared the Australian first innings closed in the Fifth Test of the 1970–71 series at the MCG with Marsh eight runs short of a century.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/31/31406.html Cricket Archive Scorecard: Australia v England, Melbourne Cricket Ground, 21–26 January 1971.]</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dkxpkpcd14MC&pg=PA44|title=Rod Marsh: A Life in Cricket|first=Mark|last=Browning|date=2003|publisher=Rosenberg Publishing Pty, Limited|isbn=978-1-877058-23-3|via=Google Books}}</ref> He was known for his athletic keeping.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Australia wicketkeeper Rod Marsh passes away |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/121297/former-australia-wicketkeeper-rod-marsh-passes-away|access-date=4 March 2022 |website=Cricbuzz|date=4 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> He was nicknamed Australia's marshal due to his ability to uplift the spirit and energy within the Australian side by having some word with opponent batsmen during his playing days which had also influenced a shift in momentum in several occasions where Australia would go on to win matches from precarious situations.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=4 March 2022 |title=Rod Marsh: baggy green brigadier and keeper of Australian Test cricket culture |first=Angus |last=Fontaine |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/04/rod-marsh-the-baggy-green-brigadier-and-keeper-of-australian-test-cricket-culture |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>

In 2009, Marsh was inducted into the [[ICC Cricket Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/385019.html|title=ICC and FICA launch Cricket Hall of Fame|author=Cricinfo |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=2 January 2009 |access-date=19 July 2019}}</ref>