The Wednesday Cricket Club

Marsden was for many years the best single wicket cricketer in the north of England and was said to have put up a £50 reward for anyone to beat him.

Marsden also scored 227 in a game for Sheffield & Leicester versus Nottingham, at that time only the third double century seen in England.

In 1841, Marsden he finally lost his northern single wicket crown to Henry Sampson, another Wednesday player, who later that year scored 162 against Sheffield.

The Wednesday Football club rose to national prominence by the end of the 19th century, winning the 1896 FA Cup Final and becoming English Champions in 1903.

Several players managed to successfully appear for both the football and cricket sections of the club in the late 19th century including William Stacey and Lance Morley notably George Ulyett.