Marr was the youngest son of William (a ship's captain) and Mary Ann Marr (née Sayers).
On 10 December 1887, Percy Marr married Rachel Ann Julian at the Wesleyan Church in Windsor, Sydney.[3]
He worked as a carpenter with the New South Wales Railway Department, spending part of his life stationed at Goulburn, and later on at Newcastle.[4]
Marr died at his home in Arncliffe, Sydney on 15 March 1940.[5]
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In April 1884 Marr was a member of the New South Wales Eleven which travelled to Brisbane and unexpectedly lost a non-first-class inter-colonial match to a Queensland Fifteen. He top-scored in both innings, hitting a brilliant 50 in the first, and 16 in the second.[6]
Percy Marr's highest score in first-class matches was made for New South Wales in the inter-colonial match versus Victoria in Melbourne at the end of December 1884. Tom Horan as "Felix" writing in The Australasian commented: "His innings of 69 was almost without a blemish. He played very steadily until fairly set, and then he punished the bowling in a manner that evoked loud applause".[7]
He was then selected to play for Australia against England in the second Test match of the 1884–85 series. After an economical spell of bowling in England's innings conceding just 11 runs off eleven overs, Marr's batting failed to come off in either innings. He was unluckily bowled by Barnes for nought in the first innings, playing the ball hard against his pads from where the ball bounced against the stumps and disturbed the bails, and he scored just five runs in the second.[8]
Later in life, after his state career was over, Marr continued to score runs at minor match level.[9][10][11]
Referencesedit
^"Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XLV, no. 7429. New South Wales, Australia. 29 March 1862. p. 1. Retrieved 28 July 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"England in Australia (1884 – 1885): Scorecard of second Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
^"Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 15, 522. New South Wales, Australia. 24 December 1887. p. 1. Retrieved 28 July 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Cricket". Referee. No. 906. New South Wales, Australia. 16 March 1904. p. 8. Retrieved 28 July 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Former Test Man Dies". Sporting Globe. No. 1851. Victoria, Australia. 20 March 1940. p. 15 (Edition1). Retrieved 1 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"The Intercolonial Cricket Match". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 8, 194. Queensland, Australia. 15 April 1884. p. 5. Retrieved 1 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Intercolonial Match". The Australasian. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 979. Victoria, Australia. 3 January 1885. p. 21. Retrieved 31 July 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"CRICKET CHATTER". The Australasian. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 980. Victoria, Australia. 10 January 1885. p. 20. Retrieved 1 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"SPORTING". The Ulladulla and Milton Times. Vol. 15, no. 820. New South Wales, Australia. 28 October 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 1 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"BREVITIES". Goulburn Evening Penny Post. New South Wales, Australia. 16 September 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 1 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"ST. GEORGE JOTTINGS". Arrow. No. 1949. New South Wales, Australia. 5 February 1926. p. 5. Retrieved 1 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
percy, marr, alfred, march, 1862, march, 1940, australian, cricketer, played, test, match, 1885, personal, informationfull, namealfred, born, 1862, march, 1862pyrmont, sydney, south, walesdied15, march, 1940, 1940, aged, arncliffe, south, walesbattingright, ha. Alfred Percy Marr 28 March 1862 15 March 1940 1 was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test match in 1885 2 Percy MarrPersonal informationFull nameAlfred Percy MarrBorn 1862 03 28 28 March 1862Pyrmont Sydney New South WalesDied15 March 1940 1940 03 15 aged 77 Arncliffe New South WalesBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm mediumInternational informationNational sideAustraliaOnly Test cap 34 1 January 1885 v EnglandCareer statisticsCompetition Test First classMatches 1 14Runs scored 5 304Batting average 2 50 11 25100s 50s 0 0 0 1Top score 5 69Balls bowled 48 1272Wickets 0 14Bowling average 32 425 wickets in innings 010 wickets in match 0Best bowling 3 50Catches stumpings 0 8 Source Cricinfo 12 October 2022 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Cricket career 3 References 4 External linksPersonal life editMarr was the youngest son of William a ship s captain and Mary Ann Marr nee Sayers On 10 December 1887 Percy Marr married Rachel Ann Julian at the Wesleyan Church in Windsor Sydney 3 He worked as a carpenter with the New South Wales Railway Department spending part of his life stationed at Goulburn and later on at Newcastle 4 Marr died at his home in Arncliffe Sydney on 15 March 1940 5 Cricket career editIn April 1884 Marr was a member of the New South Wales Eleven which travelled to Brisbane and unexpectedly lost a non first class inter colonial match to a Queensland Fifteen He top scored in both innings hitting a brilliant 50 in the first and 16 in the second 6 Percy Marr s highest score in first class matches was made for New South Wales in the inter colonial match versus Victoria in Melbourne at the end of December 1884 Tom Horan as Felix writing in The Australasian commented His innings of 69 was almost without a blemish He played very steadily until fairly set and then he punished the bowling in a manner that evoked loud applause 7 He was then selected to play for Australia against England in the second Test match of the 1884 85 series After an economical spell of bowling in England s innings conceding just 11 runs off eleven overs Marr s batting failed to come off in either innings He was unluckily bowled by Barnes for nought in the first innings playing the ball hard against his pads from where the ball bounced against the stumps and disturbed the bails and he scored just five runs in the second 8 Later in life after his state career was over Marr continued to score runs at minor match level 9 10 11 References edit Family Notices The Sydney Morning Herald Vol XLV no 7429 New South Wales Australia 29 March 1862 p 1 Retrieved 28 July 2021 via National Library of Australia England in Australia 1884 1885 Scorecard of second Test Cricinfo Retrieved 29 August 2019 Family Notices The Sydney Morning Herald No 15 522 New South Wales Australia 24 December 1887 p 1 Retrieved 28 July 2021 via National Library of Australia Cricket Referee No 906 New South Wales Australia 16 March 1904 p 8 Retrieved 28 July 2021 via National Library of Australia Former Test Man Dies Sporting Globe No 1851 Victoria Australia 20 March 1940 p 15 Edition1 Retrieved 1 August 2021 via National Library of Australia The Intercolonial Cricket Match The Brisbane Courier Vol XXXVIII no 8 194 Queensland Australia 15 April 1884 p 5 Retrieved 1 August 2021 via National Library of Australia Intercolonial Match The Australasian Vol XXXVIII no 979 Victoria Australia 3 January 1885 p 21 Retrieved 31 July 2021 via National Library of Australia CRICKET CHATTER The Australasian Vol XXXVIII no 980 Victoria Australia 10 January 1885 p 20 Retrieved 1 August 2021 via National Library of Australia SPORTING The Ulladulla and Milton Times Vol 15 no 820 New South Wales Australia 28 October 1893 p 6 Retrieved 1 August 2021 via National Library of Australia BREVITIES Goulburn Evening Penny Post New South Wales Australia 16 September 1897 p 2 Retrieved 1 August 2021 via National Library of Australia ST GEORGE JOTTINGS Arrow No 1949 New South Wales Australia 5 February 1926 p 5 Retrieved 1 August 2021 via National Library of Australia External links editPercy Marr at ESPNcricinfo nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to an Australian cricket person born in the 1860s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Percy Marr amp oldid 1198226396, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
