Five cricketers who were a “one-test wonder”

#5 Charles Marriott

Marriott was a leg break bowler and made his test debut in the third test during West Indies’ tour to England in 1933

Perhaps the unluckiest candidate on this list who never got to play a second test is Englishman Charles Marriott.

Marriott was a leg break bowler and made his test debut in the third test during West Indies’ tour to England in 1933.

England batted only once and scored 312. In reply, West Indies were skittled out very cheaply in both innings. A mere 100 runs in the first and 195 in the second as England cruised to an innings and 17 runs win.

The chief wrecker was none other than debutant Marriott. In the first innings, his figures read 11.5 – 2 – 37 – 5.

He fared much better in the second with figures of 29.2 – 6 – 59 -6. Marriott ended up with exceptional match figures of 11 for 96 and was without a doubt the best player on show.

Marriott was a school teacher and thus, hardly had any time to play cricket and probably that was the reason why he never again played for England.

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