10 Facts About Laura Marsh

Laura Alexandra Marsh was born on 5 December 1986 and is an English former cricketer.

Laura Marsh played county cricket for Kent Women, represents the Rubies and made her Test debut against India in 2006.

Laura Marsh was part of the England team that retained the Ashes in Australia in 2008 and in England in 2009.

Laura Marsh was part of teams that won the Women's Cricket World Cup in 2009 and 2017.

In December 2019, Marsh announced her retirement from international cricket, and announced her retirement from all forms of the game in August 2020.

Laura Marsh opened the bowling for England in the Twenty20 World Championship in 2009, taking 6 for 68 in the tournament which England won by defeating New Zealand at Lords, and struck the winning runs off the last ball of the match to secure England's first victory over Australia in a One Day International series in 33 years in July 2009.

Laura Marsh made her highest Test score of 38 in a last-wicket stand of 59 against Australia in the one-off Ashes Test later the same year.

Laura Marsh is the holder of one of the first tranche of 18 ECB central contracts for women players, which were announced in April 2014.

Laura Marsh was a member of the winning women's team at the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup held in England.

In June 2019, Laura Marsh played in her 100th Women's One Day International match, during the series against the West Indies.