Robin Geoffrey Marlar, an English cricketer and cricket journalist who played for Cambridge University before playing for Sussex from 1951 to 1968, and served as captain of both teams was not known to have been married at the time he died. However, he had six children.
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Born on 2 January 1931, Marlar passed away on 30 September 2022 at age 91.
Marlar attended King Edward VI School, Lichfield and Harrow School, before proceeding to study at Magdalene College, Cambridge.
He played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, winning a blue in 1951, 1952 and 1953 (when he captained Cambridge to victory over Oxford).
He debuted for Sussex in July 1951 in a match against Kent held at the Central Recreation Ground in Hastings and played with the club [Sussex] until 1968 and served as its captain between 1955 and 1959.
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An innovative off-break bowler, he took 970 wickets in 289 matches at an average of 25.22, with a personal best of 9/46 against Lancashire at Hove in 1955. He was described as “shrewd and skilful” by Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.
After retiring from professional cricket, Marlar had a successful journalistic career as an outspoken cricket correspondent of The Sunday Times, and wrote the illustrated history The Story of Cricket (1979).
He also started a thriving headhunting business based in Sloane Square and became a cricket administrator’
He served as chairman of Sussex in 1996 and 1997, laying the foundations for the club’s first Championship win in 2003.
He was appointed president of Sussex County Cricket Club for 2005 and of President of MCC for 2005–06.
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