Robin Geoffrey Marlar was an English cricketer and cricket journalist.
11 Facts About Robin Marlar
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Robin Marlar played for Cambridge University before playing for Sussex County Cricket Club from 1951 to 1968.
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Robin Marlar was educated at King Edward VI School, Lichfield and Harrow School, before studying at Magdalene College, Cambridge.
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Robin Marlar played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, winning a blue in 1951,1952 and 1953.
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Robin Marlar debuted for Sussex in July 1951 in a match against Kent held at the Central Recreation Ground in Hastings.
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Robin Marlar played with the club until 1968 and served as its captain between 1955 and 1959.
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Robin Marlar was described as "shrewd and skilful" by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.
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Robin Marlar stood as a Conservative candidate for Bolsover in the 1959 General Election, and in a 1962 by-election at Leicester North East.
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Robin Marlar started a thriving headhunting business based in Sloane Square and became a cricket administrator.
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Robin Marlar served as chairman of Sussex in 1996 and 1997, laying the foundations for the club's first Championship win in 2003.
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Robin Marlar died on 30 September 2022 at Epsom Hospital.