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Full name | Edward William Marvin | ||||||||||||||
Born | 7 July 1878 Leicester, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 24 March 1918 Bouchavesnes-Bergen, Somme, France | (aged 39)||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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1908/09 | Transvaal | ||||||||||||||
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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]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Edward William Marvin | ||||||||||||||
Born | 7 July 1878 Leicester, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 24 March 1918 Bouchavesnes-Bergen, Somme, France | (aged 39)||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1908/09 | Transvaal | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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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]