When Rodney Marsh Turned Bowler! Rare Cricket Moment vs Pakistan 1980

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In Test cricket, it’s a rare sight to see wicketkeepers taking the ball. But during the 2nd Test between Pakistan and Australia at Faisalabad in March 1980, fans witnessed something truly unusual. Legendary Australian wicketkeeper Rodney Marsh rolled his arm over when the match was drifting toward a dull draw.  Marsh’s gentle lollipops weren’t meant to take wickets — he bowled just 72 balls in his entire Test career, conceding 54 runs without a single dismissal. Still, this fun and light-hearted moment became a piece of cricket history that fans cherish even today.  Relive this rare and entertaining vintage cricket memory of Rodney Marsh bowling in a Test match.  👉 Don’t forget to Like, Share & Subscribe for more classic cricket stories!  🔖 Hashtags  #RodneyMarsh #VintageCricket #CricketHistory #CricketFun #AustraliaVsPakistan #ClassicCricket #TestCricket

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00:00I'm going to play with the mark.

00:07I'm going to play with the mid wicket.

00:12I'm going to play with the mid wicket.

00:17Mid wicket down 3 part.

00:22I'm going to play with the mark.

00:28I'm going to play with the mid wicket.

00:35And I'm going up to play with the mid wicket.

00:38That's what I've learned.

00:40That's two points are left.

00:45This is the mark of Javed and it's the card.

00:51mid wicket starts game 3

00:53and Jaweez has some time left

00:55so he has gone through the right direction

00:57and he has been back to the mid wicket

01:01and he is going to kick his head

01:03and he is coming to the game

01:05the time he has come up

01:07the next step

01:09this is an easy step

01:11and he has been very happy

01:13and he has been on the next step

01:15And the last game

01:17is the match

01:19In the long and colorful history of task cricket, wicket keepers,

01:48very rarely take the ball in their hands.

01:51Such moments usually arrive only when the results of a match is beyond reach and captains

01:57turn to a bit of light-hearted entertainment.

02:00One such occasion came in Faisalabad in March 1980, during the second Test match between

02:06Pakistan and Australia.

02:09The great Australian wicketkeeper Rodney Marsh found himself doing something completely unusual

02:14balling.

02:15With the match meandering towards a dull draw on a lifeless pitch, Rodney Marsh rolled his

02:20arm, his deliveries more like gentle lollipops than threatening weapons, gave the best men

02:26a few free offerings.

02:28It was a reminder of how Test cricket was played in that era, when flat, unresponsive surfaces

02:34often produced tailmates.

02:36Rodney Marsh's brief spell was never about wickets.

02:39In fact, across his entire career, he bowled just 72 balls, conceding 54 runs without ever

02:46claiming a single scale.

02:48But moments like these are triggered by cricket lovers, for they add a touch of humor and a

02:54charm to the grind of the Test cricket.

02:56For fans of vintage cricket, Rodney Marsh's balling remains a delightful memory, a rare sight

03:02that brought smiles on a day when nothing else seemed to happen.

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