Rodney Marsh - Definition and Overview

Rodney William Marsh (born Armadale, Perth, Australia November 4 1947) was an Australian Wicket keeper).

He played First-class cricket for Western Australia and Test cricket for Australia.

He was nicknamed Iron Gloves after an inauspicious Test debut against England in 1970/71.

Many of his then world record of 355 dismissals were in combination with Dennis Lillee. He retired in the 1982/83 series and was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1982.

Since retirement as a player

• Headed the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide for several years.

• Since October 2001, he has been the Director of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). He recently announced his intention to return to Australia at the end of his employment contract in September 2005.

Quotations

• So how's your wife and my kids? During a match to Ian Botham