[5] Marlar debuted for Sussex in July 1951 in a match against Kent held at the Central Recreation Ground in Hastings.
An innovative off-break bowler, he took 970 wickets in 289 matches at an average of 25.22, with a personal best of 9/46 against Lancashire at Hove in 1955.
[1] Marlar stood as a Conservative candidate for Bolsover in the 1959 General Election, and in a 1962 by-election at Leicester North East.
[11] Marlar also started a thriving headhunting business based in Sloane Square and became a cricket administrator.
[7] He served as chairman of Sussex in 1996 and 1997, laying the foundations for the club's first Championship win in 2003.