Person in history
Rod Marsh
Rod Marsh, Australian cricketer and coach (born 1947)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2022 · March 4
Their story
Who they were
Personal life and death Marsh's son Daniel Marsh captained the Tasmanian cricket team in the absence of Ricky Ponting in the mid-2000s. [ 1 ] In 2010, he appeared in an episode of Who Do You Think You Are? , where it was revealed that his grandmother died after giving birth to one of his aunts, leading his grandfather to put their three children, including Marsh's father Ken, up for adoption. [ 1 ] On 24 February 2022, Marsh was left in a critical condition following a heart attack in Bundaberg ,
Rod Marsh, Australian cricketer and coach (born 1947)
Path and career
Honours Marsh was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1982 New Year Honours and inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He was named as one of Wisden's Cricketer of the Year in 1982. [ 3 ] He received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000 and a Centenary Medal in 2001. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 2005, he was inducted into the Cricket Hall of Fame by Cricket Australia. [ 6 ]
Why this date
Rod Marsh appears on our March 4 calendar for 2022 as a death entry.
Sources
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Questions about Rod Marsh
When did Rod Marsh die?
March 4 2022.
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