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George Robert Marten (3 May 1801 – 17 June 1876) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Cambridge University in one match in 1821, totalling 11 runs with a highest score of 9.

Marten was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He became a banker, a partner in Messrs Call, Marten & Co. with Sir William Call, 2nd Baronet and his son. Their bank was taken over in 1865 by Messrs Herries, Farquhar & Co., later acquired by Lloyds Bank. His nephew, George Marten, was also a first-class cricketer.

References

1. "George Marten". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
2. "Marten, George Robert (MRTN818GR)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
3. "No. 21186". The London Gazette. 26 February 1851. p. 588.
4. "Herries, Farquhar & Co". Lloyds Banking Group plc.

Bibliography

• Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826). Lillywhite.

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