Robin Marlar

Robin Marlar

Robin Geoffrey Marlar (born 2 January 1931 in Eastbourne, Sussex) is an English cricketer and cricket journalist. He was educated at Harrow and Cambridge.

Marlar played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, (winning a blue in 1951, 1952 and 1953) and Sussex between 1951 and 1968. An innovative off-break bowler who took 970 wickets in 289 matches at an average of 25.22, with a personal best of 9/46 versus Lancashire at Hove in 1955. He was a "shrewd and skilful" captain of Sussex between 1955-1959. [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/17328.html] He remains only one of five native-born cricketers to hold this post.

He had a successful journalistic career as an outspoken cricket correspondent of The Sunday Times, and was a parliamentary candidate for the Referendum Party. He was appointed as the President of Sussex CCC for 2005 and of the President of MCC for 2005/2006.


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