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Edward William Marvin (7 July 1878 – 24 March 1918) was an English-born South African first-class cricketer and South African Army soldier.

Marvin was born at Leicester in July 1878. He later emigrated to Transvaal Colony, where he played two first-class cricket matches for Gauteng in the 1908–09 Currie Cup against Border and Western Province. He scored 47 runs in these matches, with a highest score of 29. Marvin served in the First World War as a private in the South African Infantry, which formed part of the South African Overseas Expeditionary Force on the Western Front. On 21 March 1918, the Germans launched a new offensive, Operation Michael, during which Marvin was killed in action at Maricourt Wood on 24 March.

References

1. ^ McCrery, Nigel (30 July 2015). Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 398. ISBN 978-1473864191.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Edward Marvin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
3. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edward Marvin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
4. Renshaw, Andrew (8 May 2014). Wisden on the Great War: The Lives of Cricket's Fallen 1914-1918. A & C Black. p. 424. ISBN 978-1408832363.

External links

• Edward Marvin at ESPNcricinfo

• 1878 births
• 1918 deaths
• Cricketers from Leicester
• British emigrants to Transvaal Colony
• South African cricketers
• Gauteng cricketers
• South African military personnel killed in World War I
• Military personnel from Leicester