[1][2] He came from a cricketing family: his nephew, C. H. B. Marsham, captained Kent between 1904 and 1908 and was captain when the county won its first County Championship in 1906[3] and his brothers-in-law Charles, Robert and Cloudesley all played first-class cricket.
[2] After being educated at Eton College, where he played some cricket, and Merton College, Oxford where he matriculated in 1867,[4][5] Marsham played three first-class matches for Kent between 1877 and 1878.
[1][6] He was President of the club in 1886 and was also a prominent member of I Zingari, Band of Brothers and the Old Stagers.
[1][3] Wisden described him as a "useful batsman and a good wicket-keeper", who could also bowl slow underarm.
[1] Marsham inherited Hayle Place from his aunt Catherine Penelope Jones as well as property at Headfort House in County Leitrim, Ireland.