Mitchell Ross Marsh (born 20 October 1991) is an Australian international cricketer who represents Australia in all three formats.
Marsh currently plays for Western Australia, at for domestic cricket, and Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League.
Marsh previously played for Deccan Chargers, Pune Warriors India, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals.
In addition to cricket, Marsh was also a talented Australian rules footballer in his youth and represented Western Australia at the 2008 AFL Under 18 Championships.
[3] Although a West Australian, Marsh has stated that he has always supported the North Melbourne Football Club[4] In April 2023, he married Greta Mack.
[5] Marsh made his debut for the Warriors at the age of 17 in February 2009 in a Ford Ranger Cup game at Bunbury.
Marsh was signed by Deccan Chargers for the 2010 Indian Premier League and in 2011 was bought by Pune Warriors, the team coached at the time by his father.
The previous Australian record, set by Queenslanders Cassie Andrews and Eric Bensted, had stood since the 1934–35 season.
He made a spectacular debut for Australia in the second T20I match of the series, scoring 36 runs including four sixes, three of which were hit in the final over of the Australian innings.
[17] Marsh made his Test match debut for Australia against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates on 22 October 2014.
[18] Playing regularly in the One Day International side, Marsh took a five-wicket haul against England during the 2015 Cricket World Cup,[19] and scored his maiden ODI century against India in 2016 at the SCG.
In March 2018, Marsh was fined 20 percent of his match fee and given one demerit point for using offensive language during the second Test between Australia and South Africa, after being dismissed by Kagiso Rabada.
[27][28] In the fifth and final match of the series, Marsh took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket, taking 5/46 in the first innings, but ended on the losing side.
[29] In October 2019, Marsh broke his bowling hand after punching a wall, following his dismissal, during a Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania.
[33][34] In August, Cricket Australia confirmed that the fixtures would be taking place, with Marsh included in the touring party.
[37] He continued his good form, scoring another half-century in the following match[38] and in the fourth T20I made 75 runs and took his career best T20I bowling figures of 3/24.
[40] In October 2021, despite the return of Smith, Marsh retained the No.3 position for the first match of the World Cup against South Africa.
In April 2022, Marsh was named to return from injury, included in Australia's Test, ODI and T20Is squads for a tour of Sri Lanka.
Marsh returned for the 3rd ODI match, batting No.3 in place of an injured Smith but only managed scores of 10, 26 and 24 in a 3–2 series loss.
In December 2023, Marsh underwent ankle surgery, again ruling him out of another home summer and potential Test recall.
In March 2023, Marsh returning from injury, was promoted to open the batting in ODIs for the first time, in a 3-match series against India.
Coming to the crease at 4 for 85 shortly before lunch on day one, he scored his third Test century, a quickfire 118 from 118 balls, featuring powerful stroke-play with 17 fours and 4 sixes and including 113 runs in the second session.
Mel Jones, commentating the innings, noted Marsh's unwavering temperament and assertiveness at the crease despite his lack of playing time in the preceding months.
In the final ODI with the series 2-all, Marsh opened the batting scoring 71 in place of an injured Travis Head.
In February 2024, Marsh continued as T20I captain but only managed scores of 16, 29 and 17 in the 2024 home series against the West Indies 2–1 victory.