Guy Le Marchand

Guy Le Marchand

Personal information
Full name	Harold Markham Le Marchand
Born	15 December 1901 Madras, Madras Presidency, British India
Died	31 December 1990(1990-12-31) (aged 89) Wells, Somerset, England
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown
Relations	Pat Le Marchand (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1921/22–1933/34	Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 55 Batting average 11.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 32 Balls bowled 450 Wickets 5 Bowling average 47.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 3/36 Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 November 2022

Harold 'Guy' Markham Le Marchand (15 December 1901 — 31 December 1990) was an English first-class cricketer and a trade commissioner for Australia. The son of M. Le Marchand, a native of Devon, he was born in British India at Madras. He was educated in Australia at Launceston Grammar School. Returning to India, he played first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team between 1922 and 1934, making five appearances in the Madras Presidency Matches. As a batsman, he scored 55 runs in his five matches at an average of exactly 11 and with a high score of 32. As a bowler, he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of exactly 47, with best figures of 3 for 36. Later returning to Australia, he held a number of trade commissioner posts for the Australian government. He was trade commissioner to the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland from 1957 to 1960, and from 1961 he was appointed as trade commissioner to Beirut; he had previously served a vice-president of the Australian Exporters Federation. Le Marchand later retired to England, where he died in December 1990 at Wells, Somerset. His brother, Pat, was also a first-class cricketer.

External links

• Guy Le Marchand at ESPNcricinfo