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| Full name | Mitchell Ross Marsh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1991-10-20)20 October 1991 (age 34) Attadale, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Bison | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93[1] m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armmedium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Geoff Marsh (father) Shaun Marsh (brother) Melissa Marsh (sister) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 438) | 22 October 2014 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 26 December 2024 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 190) | 19 October 2011 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 25 October 2025 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 54) | 16 October 2011 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 1 February 2026 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2008/09–present | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Deccan Chargers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Pune Warriors India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011/12–present | Perth Scorchers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Rising Pune Supergiant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Delhi Capitals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Lucknow Super Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mitchell Ross Marsh (born 20 October 1991) is an Australian internationalcricketer who represents Australia in ODIs and captains in T20Is.[2] Marsh previously played Test cricket, and has captained in ODIs and has served as vice captain in all formats. Marsh currently plays forWestern Australia for domestic cricket,Perth Scorchers in theBig Bash League and theLucknow Super Giants in theIndian Premier League.
Marsh was a member of the Australian teams that won the2015 Cricket World Cup,2021 T20 World Cup and vice-captain for the2023 Cricket World Cup.
Marsh previously played forDeccan Chargers,Pune Warriors India,Sunrisers Hyderabad andDelhi Capitals.
Marsh is the second son ofGeoff Marsh and younger brother ofShaun Marsh, both of whom have played for theAustralian national team. His sister,Melissa Marsh, is a former professional basketball player and he is cousin to retiredAFL player,Brad Sheppard. He was raised inPerth, Western Australia, where he attendedWesley College.
In addition to cricket, Marsh was also a talentedAustralian rules footballer in his youth and represented Western Australia at the2008 AFL Under 18 Championships.[3] Although aWest Australian, Marsh has stated that he has always supported theNorth Melbourne Football Club[4]
In April 2023, he married Greta Mack.[5]
Marsh made his debut for the Warriors at the age of 17 in February 2009 in aFord Ranger Cup game atBunbury. He became the youngest ever player in an Australian domestic one-day game and Western Australia's youngest debutant for 70 years.[6][7] In April 2009, he played forAustralia's under-19 team against India and was the team captain during the2010 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Under his leadership Australia won the tournament,[8] Marsh having a successful tournament scoring 201 runs, including a match winning 97 in the semi-final againstSri Lanka.
Marsh was signed byDeccan Chargers for the2010 Indian Premier League and in 2011 was bought byPune Warriors, the team coached at the time by his father. He played for Pune for the three years that the team existed and in 2016 and 2017 played forRising Pune Supergiants for the two seasons that team existed.
Playing forAustralia A againstIndia A in July 2014 atAllan Border Field, Marsh scored 211 runs batting seventh in Australia's first innings, his first double century. He andSam Whiteman, who scored 174 runs, put on 371 runs for the seventh wicket, an Australian record and, at the time, the second-highest seventh-wicket partnership in first-class cricket. The previous Australian record, set by QueenslandersCassie Andrews andEric Bensted, had stood since the 1934–35 season.[9]
In 2020, Marsh signed to play in England forMiddlesex County Cricket Club in the2020 t20 Blast competition, but the move was cancelled due to the rescheduling of the competition in the wake of theCOVID-19 pandemic. He signed again for the 2021 season, but this move was also cancelled after Marsh was called up to play international cricket for Australia.[10] He was bought bySunrisers Hyderabad for the 2020 IPL, although he only played in one match of the competition due to injury,[11] and he withdrew from the2021 Indian Premier League due to bio-bubble fatigue during the pandemic.[12]
In the 2022 IPL Auction, Marsh was bought by theDelhi Capitals.[13]
Marsh was signed by the Seattle Orcas for the first edition ofMajor League Cricket in March 2023.
In September 2011, Marsh was named in Australia'sTwenty20 squad totour South Africa.[14] He was later added to theOne Day International squad followingBrett Lee's withdrawal due to injury. He made a spectacular debut for Australia in the second T20I match of the series, scoring 36 runs including foursixes, three of which were hit in the final over of the Australian innings.[15] In August 2014, Marsh scored 89 runs againstZimbabwe in first match of theTri-series atHarare Sports Club, adding 109 runs for the fourth wicket withGlenn Maxwell and contributing to partnerships of 47 and 33 withAaron Finch andGeorge Bailey.[16] Later in the competition he scored 86not out against South Africa.[17]
Marsh made hisTest match debut for Australiaagainst Pakistan in theUnited Arab Emirates on 22 October 2014.[18]
Playing regularly in the One Day International team, Marsh took afive-wicket haul againstEngland during the2015 Cricket World Cup,[19] and scored his maiden ODI centuryagainst India in 2016 at theSCG.[20] He was, however, dropped from the Australian Test team after the first Test of the2016–17 series against South Africa, coming back into the team during the2017 series against India and playing in two Tests before he suffered an injury. Later in the year, he replacedPeter Handscomb in the third match of2017–18 Ashes series, scoring his maiden Test century. His first innings score of 181 was one short of his brother Shaun's career best score of 182.
In March 2018, Marsh was fined 20 percent of his match fee and given one demerit point for using offensive language during the second Test between Australia and South Africa, after being dismissed byKagiso Rabada.[21][22] The following month, he was awarded a national contract byCricket Australia for the 2018–19 season[23][24] and was named as cover forMarcus Stoinis ahead of Australia's2019 Cricket World Cup match againstPakistan in June 2019.[25][26] The following month he was named in Australia's squad for the2019 Ashes series in England, but was not selected for the first four Tests of the series.[27][28] In the fifth and final match of the series, Marsh took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket, taking 5/46 in the first innings, but ended on the losing team.[29]
In October 2019, Marsh broke his bowling hand after punching a wall, following his dismissal, during aSheffield Shield match againstTasmania. As a result, he was forced to miss the start of Australia'sTest summer.[30] In April 2020 he was again awarded a central contract ahead of the 2020–21 season[31][32] and in July 2020 was named in a 26-man preliminary squad of players to begin training ahead of a possibletour to England following theCOVID-19 pandemic.[33][34] In August, Cricket Australia confirmed that the fixtures would be taking place, with Marsh included in the touring party.[35][36]
In July 2021, with regular top-order bats David Warner and Steve Smith unavailable, Marsh was promoted to No.3 for the first time in T20Is, in the firstTwenty20 International match ofAustralia's tour of the West Indies, Marsh scored his maiden T20I half-century, scoring 51 runs from 31 deliveries.[37] He continued his good form, scoring another half-century in the following match[38] and in the fourth T20I made 75 runs and took his career best T20I bowling figures of 3/24.[39] Marsh was promoted to No.3 for the ODI matches, but less successful, only managing returns of 20 and 8 in the first two matches before he was demoted to no.4 in the 3rd game, scoring 29. A 5-match T20I series against Bangladesh followed, with Marsh batting No.3 again, he scored 45, 44, and scored and his fourth T20I half-century in the 3rd match with 51 runs. Batting No.4 in the fourth match, Marsh only scored 11 before being bowled. He was pushed back to 3 in the fifth game but scored 4, out lbw.
In August 2021, Marsh was named in Australia's squad for the2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[40]
In October 2021, despite the return of Smith, Marsh retained the No.3 position for the first match of the World Cup against South Africa. Marsh only scored 11 before being caught. In the following match against Sri Lanka, Marsh was demoted down the order, not batting in a 7-wicket win for Australia. Marsh was dropped for Australia's third game, against England, replaced by Smith who only managed 1 run as England cruised to an 8-wicket run over Australia. Marsh's dropping drew criticism fromShane Warne, who said he would have Marsh at No.3 over Smith in T20Is. Marsh was recalled for the next match against Bangladesh, he scored 16 not out in an 8-wicket win for Australia. In the next game against the West Indies, Marsh scored another half-century with 53 runs. In the semi-final against Pakistan, Marsh scored 28 runs before he was out caught.
In November 2021, Marsh batting No.3 scored his sixth T20I half-century for the year, helping Australia win the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, scoring 77 runs in the final and earning player of the match.[41]
In December 2021, Marsh was included in Australia's Test squad as back-up for the Fourth2021–2022 Ashes Test after Travis Head withdrew due toCOVID-19. Marsh didn't play.
In February 2022, Marsh was named in Australia's Test, ODI and T20Is squads for a tour of Pakistan. Marsh remained outside of the Test team but injured his hip at training so was unavailable for the 3 ODIs and 1 T20I.
In April 2022, Marsh was named to return from injury, included in Australia's Test, ODI and T20Is squads for a tour of Sri Lanka.
In June 2022, Marsh injured his calf in the 2nd T20I against Sri Lanka, ruling him out of the 3rd T20I and the first 2 ODIs. Marsh returned for the 3rd ODI match, batting No.3 in place of an injured Smith but only managed scores of 10, 26 and 24 in a 3–2 series loss. Marsh again didn't play any Tests.
In August 2022, Steve Smith returned to the ODI team from injury moving Marsh back to No.6 for the 1st ODI against Zimbabwe in which Marsh only managed a score of 2 from 3 deliveries. Marsh then suffered an ankle injury after the 1st ODI against Zimbabwe forcing him out for the rest of the series and the following ODI series against New Zealand.
In September 2022, Marsh was named to return from injury for both the2022 T20 World Cup and T20I tour of India. Marsh was later withdrawn from the Indian series as precaution. Marsh was named for the West Indies T20I series.
In October 2022, Marsh returned from injury in the 1st T20I against the West Indies but only scored 3 runs, out caught. Marsh didn't feature in the 2nd or 3rd T20I. Marsh was named for the England T20I series in which he played all 3 games with scores of 36, 45 and 0.
Marsh opened the batting scoring 35 runs against India in the2022 T20 World Cup warm-up match against India. Marsh had a disappointing World Cup with only 106 runs in 4 matches with scores of 16, 17, 28 and 45. Marsh also only bowled one over during the World Cup due to the ankle injury he suffered in August. Australia failed to defend their T20 World Cup crown on home soil.
In December 2023, Marsh underwent ankle surgery, again ruling him out of another home summer and potential Test recall.
In March 2023, Marsh returning from injury, was promoted to open the batting in ODIs for the first time, in a 3-match series against India. Marsh scored 81, 66 not out and 47, earning player of the series award.
In April 2023, Marsh was selected for the2023 Ashes Tour of England.
In July 2023, Marsh made his long-awaited Test return in the 3rdAshes Test against England atHeadingley to replace injured all-rounderCameron Green. Coming to the crease at 4 for 85 shortly before lunch on day one, he scored his third Test century, a quickfire 118 from 118 balls, featuring powerful stroke-play with 17 fours and 4 sixes and including 113 runs in the second session.[42] It was his first Test match appearance since 2019 and first century outside Australia, the others coming at home against England in the2017–18 Ashes series.Mark Taylor described it as Marsh's best century, given he arrived at the crease with Australia 4/85 and England looking to close out the match.Mel Jones, commentating the innings, noted Marsh's unwavering temperament and assertiveness at the crease despite his lack of playing time in the preceding months.[43]
In August 2023, Marsh was named as captain of both the T20I and ODI team for aT20I and ODI tour of South Africa.[44] In his first match as Australia T20I captain, Marsh scored a career high of 92 not out, followed it up with 77 not out in the second match. Marsh only scored 15 runs in the third match. Australia winning the series 3-nil. Marsh was awarded player of the series .[45] Marsh struggled for form in the ODI series with scores of 17, 0, 29 and 6 batting no.3 in the first four ODIs. In the final ODI with the series 2-all, Marsh opened the batting scoring 71 in place of an injured Travis Head. Australia lost the series after winning the first two games of the series under Marsh's captaincy.
In September 2023, Marsh scored 4 runs in the 1st ODI and 96 runs in the 3rd ODI against India in ODIs while opening the batting.
In October 2023, Marsh was named as Australia's ODI vice-captain for the 2023 World Cup. Marsh was out for 0 in the opening match of the World Cup against India. He scored 7 against South Africa and a half century against Sri Lanka with 52 runs. Against Pakistan he scored his 1st ODI century since 2016 with 121 runs. Marsh only managed to score 9 runs against Netherlands. Following the return of Travis Head, Australia shifted Marsh to No.3 and Smith to No.4 against New Zealand with Marsh scoring 36 runs. He returned home for a brief period for a family emergency, missing the match against England before returning against Afghanistan, scoring 24. Against Bangladesh he scored his second 100 for the tournament and his highest score in ODIs with 177 not out. Marsh was out for 0 in the semi-final against South Africa and out for 15 against India in the Final. Australia won led by a Travis Head century.
In December 2023, Marsh scored 90, 63 not out, 41, 96 and 54 in the 3 Tests against Pakistan, in his first home test series since 2018.
In January 2024, Marsh only managed scores of 5, 21 and 10 in the 2 Test series against the West Indies. Marsh was named for the T20I series but rested for the ODI series against West Indies.
In February 2024, Marsh continued as T20I captain but only managed scores of 16, 29 and 17 in the 2024home series against the West Indies 2–1 victory.[46]
Marsh returned to form with 72 not out in the 1st T20I against New Zealand, 26 in the 2nd before being rested for the 3rd T20I. Australia won the series 3–0 and Marsh was named played of the series.[47] Marsh scored 40 in the 1st innings of the 1st test before he scored 0 in the 2nd innings and 0 in the 1st innings of the 2nd test before scoring 80 to end the series.
In May 2024, Marsh was named as Australia's captain for the2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament[48] Australia failed to make the T20 World Cup finals for the second straight T20 World Cup and the first under Marsh as captain. Marsh again failed to fire only managing a top score of 37 for the tournament.
In September 2024, Marsh captained Australia to a 3-nil T20I series victory against Scotland. He scored 2 in the 1st T20I before missing the last 2 games due to illness against England in a drawn series. He returned to the ODI team as captain in the absence of Pat Cummins. Marsh scored 10, 60, 24 and 28 in the first four ODIs before being injured bowling in the 4th ODI. Australia won the series 3–2.
In November 2024, Marsh scored 6 and 47 runs and took 3 wickets in the 1st2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test at Perth, but then failed to score more than 9 runs in the next three Tests along with failing to take a wicket. Marsh was subsequently dropped for the 5th Test for 31-year old debutantBeau Webster.[49]
In January 2025, Marsh was dropped from the Test team for the tour of Sri Lanka.[50] Marsh was unavailable due to injury for the2025 ICC Champions Trophy.[51]
Australia’s captain Mitchell Marsh acknowledged the team's poor performance in the 3-0 series loss to Pakistan in Lahore, where they were outplayed in both batting and bowling. Missing key players like Tim David, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Ellis, and Glenn Maxwell, who were given time to recover for the World Cup, Australia fielded a weakened team. Travis Head, Xavier Bartlett, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, and Ben Dwarshuis featured in limited matches, with some playing only one or two. Despite these challenges, Australia faces fitness and form concerns ahead of their opening World Cup match against Ireland on February 11 in Colombo.[52]
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| Test | 181 | Australia vEngland | WACA Ground,Perth | 2017 |
| ODI | 177* | Australia vBangladesh | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium,Maharashtra | 2023[55] |
| T20I | 103* | Australia vNew Zealand | Bay Oval,Mount Maunganui | 2025[56] |
| FC | 211 | Australia A vIndia A | Allan Border Field,Brisbane | 2014[57] |
| LA | 177* | Australia vBangladesh | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium,Maharashtra | 2023[55] |
| T20 | 100* | Perth Scorchers vHobart Hurricanes | Blundstone Arena,Hobart | 2021[58] |
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| Test | 5/46 | Australia vEngland cricket team | The Oval,London | 2019[59] |
| ODI | 5/33 | Australia vEngland | MCG,Melbourne | 2015[60] |
| T20I | 3/24 | Australia vWest Indies | Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium,Gros Islet | 2021[61] |
| FC | 6/84 | Western Australia vQueensland | WACA Ground,Perth | 2011[62] |
| LA | 5/33 | Australia vEngland | MCG,Melbourne | 2015[60] |
| T20 | 4/6 | Western Australia vNew South Wales | WACA Ground,Perth | 2010[63] |
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