Australian cricketer Shaun Marsh. File
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Australian cricketer Shaun Marsh on Sunday introduced his retirement from skilled cricket, with the Melbourne Renegades’ fixture towards Sydney Thunder within the Massive Bash League on Wednesday being his final project.
He joins former Australian skipper Aaron Finch into retirement.
“I’ve cherished enjoying for the Renegades. I’ve met some nice individuals over the past 5 years, and the friendships I’ve made will final a lifetime,” Marsh, 40, stated in a press release to the Renegades.
“To the Renegades’ coaches and employees and everybody behind the scenes, thanks for backing me in from the beginning and over my closing years. It is made my job somewhat simpler out within the center.” Regardless of beginning the season late resulting from an harm, Marsh accumulating 181 runs in 5 outings at a mean of 45.25 and a strike price of 138.16. He additionally hit three half-centuries.
Earlier than becoming a member of Renegades in the course of the 2019-20 season, he had a prolonged and profitable stint with Perth Scorchers between 2011-19, and he additionally paid tribute to his earlier staff.
“I owe loads to the Scorchers. I’ve received some fond reminiscences of enjoying in Perth and actually loved my time there. The back-to-back titles are up there for me as essentially the most pleasing moments I’ve skilled on a cricket discipline,” he concluded.
Marsh additionally had an amazing stint with Australia throughout codecs, scoring greater than 5,200 runs and 13 centuries, whereas his final outing for the Kangaroos was towards Sri Lanka at The Oval in the course of the 2019 ODI World Cup.