Star opener Shaun Marsh will miss out on the possibility of including a second straight Sheffield Shield title to his identify after asserting his retirement from WA cricket, efficient instantly.
Marsh led the Warriors to final season’s success, and they’ll try to go back-to-back after they host the ultimate towards both Victoria or Queensland from March 23.
But Marsh, who’s on the comeback path from a damaged finger, has determined to tug the pin earlier than then, bringing an finish to his glittering 22-year profession with WA.
The 39-year-old will proceed enjoying within the BBL, the place he has one other yr to run on his contract with the Melbourne Renegades.
Marsh has battled knee, hamstring and calf accidents for the reason that finish of final season, and final month fractured a finger whereas enjoying a Shield match for WA.
He mentioned he was feeling relieved after making the choice to retire.
“This year in particular has been really hard,” Marsh advised reporters on Friday.
“It wasn’t the way I sort of planned it after winning the Shield final last year.
“I had nice expectations of myself to win one other Shield however via accidents and what not it hasn’t labored out how I wished it to.
“I guess (retirement) has been on my mind for a little bit now and probably over the last few days it’s sort of set in that it’s the right decision to make.
“It’s been a tremendous journey, by no means in my wildest desires did I think about that I’d be right here for 22 years and that is one thing that I’m very pleased with.”
Despite not having the chance to add another Shield title to his resume, Marsh ends his state career as one of the greatest ever players to feature for WA.
He sits third on the all-time WA Shield runs list with 8347, behind only Tom Moody (8853) and Justin Langer (9406), scoring 20 centuries and having a batting average of 42.37.
Marsh’s highest score of 214 not out came in October 2019 against Victoria, a match which WA won by nine wickets.
Marsh sits on top of WA’s one-day cup all-time runs list with 3672 at an average of 44.78.
The veteran run machine stepped away from WA’s one-day team at the end of last season in order to give space for younger players to feature.
Marsh also played 38 Tests, 73 ODIs and 15 T20s for Australia.
Meanwhile, star WA paceman Jhye Richardson will meet with specialists this week to determine whether he needs surgery on his left hamstring.
Richardson first injured his hamstring during last summer’s one-day cup final.
He suffered one other pressure whereas that includes for the Perth Scorchers on January 4, and his hopes of showing for Australia within the upcoming ODI tour of India had been dashed when he repeated the harm final week whereas enjoying membership cricket.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
