Edward Marvin

Edward Marvin
Personal information
Full name
Edward William Marvin
Born7 July 1878
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Died24 March 1918(1918-03-24) (aged 39)
Bouchavesnes-Bergen, Somme, France
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1908/09Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 47
Batting average 15.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 29
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 June 2022

Edward William Marvin (7 July 1878 – 24 March 1918) was an English-born South African first-class cricketer and South African Army soldier.

Marvin was born at Leicester in July 1878.[1] He later emigrated to Transvaal Colony, where he played two first-class cricket matches for Gauteng in the 1908–09 Currie Cup against Border and Western Province.[2] He scored 47 runs in these matches, with a highest score of 29.[3] Marvin served in the First World War as a private in the South African Infantry, which formed part of the South African Overseas Expeditionary Force on the Western Front.[1] On 21 March 1918, the Germans launched a new offensive, Operation Michael, during which Marvin was killed in action at Maricourt Wood on 24 March.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b McCrery, Nigel (30 July 2015). Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 398. ISBN 978-1473864191.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Edward Marvin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edward Marvin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  4. ^ Renshaw, Andrew (8 May 2014). Wisden on the Great War: The Lives of Cricket's Fallen 1914-1918. A & C Black. p. 424. ISBN 978-1408832363.