Marshall D'Souza

Marshall D'Souza
Personal information
Born (1941-06-30)30 June 1941
Karachi, Sind Province, British India
Died 10 April 2013(2013-04-10) (aged 71)
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, Canada
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm off spin
Role Bowler
Relations Antao D'Souza (brother)
Paul D'Souza (brother)
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1962 Karachi B
1964 Karachi Blues
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 5
Runs scored 9
Batting average 2.25
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 5*
Balls bowled 516
Wickets 8
Bowling average 22.25
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/52
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 29 April 2015

Marshall D'Souza (or de Souza; 30 June 1941 – 10 April 2013) was a Canadian cricketer of Pakistani origin. A right-arm off spinner, before emigrating to Canada he played several seasons in Pakistani domestic competitions, including at first-class level. He debuted for the Canadian national side in 1967, with his final international match coming in 1975.

Career in Pakistan

D'Souza was born in Karachi to a Goan Catholic family that had recently left what was then Portuguese India. His older brother, Antao D'Souza, played Test cricket for Pakistan, and another brother, Paul D'Souza, also played first-class cricket.[1] Marshall D'Souza made his first-class debut during the 1962–63 season of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, playing four matches for a Karachi B team.[2] He took 1/16 from 10 overs on debut against a Pakistan Universities side, and then 3/52 from 27 overs in the next game against Pakistan Railways, bowling only in one innings in each case. Both matches were concluded in unusual circumstances – Pakistan Universities had only eight batsmen (three being recorded as "absent hurt" in each innings), while Railways' captain, Aslam Khokhar, conceded the match after a single innings each.[3][4] D'Souza performed well in the semi-final against Rawalpindi, taking 1/12 and 2/19 bowling in tandem with a left-arm spinner, Ziaullah.[5] However, in the tournament final against Karachi A, he finished with 1/74 in Karachi A's only innings, with his side losing by an innings and 163 runs. Opening the bowling for Karachi A in that game was Antao D'Souza, the only time any of the brothers played together in a first-class match.[6]

The fifth and final first-class match D'Souza played came late in the 1963–64 season, a Quaid-i-Azam match for the Karachi Blues against the Lahore Whites at Lahore Stadium. Aged 22 at the time, he went wicketless, bowling only seven overs.[7]

Career in Canada

D'Souza first appeared for the Canadian national side in 1967, playing first against a touring Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) team, and then in the annual match against the U. S. national side.[8] The match against the MCC was played in the grounds of Rideau Hall, the residence of the Governor General of Canada, and on his national debut D'Souza was Canada's best bowler, with figures of 4/133 from 47 overs.[9] After the 1967 season, he did not appear in another international match until 1973, when he played against Ireland in Toronto.

D'Souza's 1974 season included two matches against Denmark in Toronto, followed by a tour of England in July.[8] Canada's most notable opponents on the tour were the minor counties of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, as well as the second XIs of Kent, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, and Sussex.[10] D'Souza's best performances were 4/25 against the Sussex 2nd XI and 4/17 against Berkshire.[11][12] The only other Canadian player with first-class experience on the tour was Garnet Brisbane.[13]

D'Souza's final recorded international match was against the U.S. in 1975, by which time he was 34.[8] His career in Canada had also included occasional interprovincial appearances for Quebec – an especially notable performance was 6/22 against Saskatchewan in 1967, which ensured Quebec won that year's Canadian Cricket Championship.[14]

D'Souza and his wife Bertha (née Fernandes) had two children. He died in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, a suburb of Montreal, in April 2013, having suffered from Parkinson's disease.[15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Marshall D'Souza – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  2. ↑ First-class matches played by Marshall D'Souza – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Pakistan Universities v Karachi B, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1962/63 (Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Railways v Karachi B, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1962/63 (Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Rawalpindi v Karachi B, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1962/63 (Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Karachi A v Karachi B, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1962/63 (Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Lahore Whites v Karachi Blues, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1963/64 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 Miscellaneous matches played by Marshall D'Souza – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  9. ↑ Canada v Marylebone Cricket Club, Marylebone Cricket Club in North America 1967 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  10. ↑ Canada in England 1974 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  11. ↑ Sussex Second XI v Canada, Canada in England 1974 - CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  12. ↑ Berkshire v Canada, Canada in England 1974 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  13. ↑ Garnet Brisbane – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  14. ↑ (29 July 1967). "Quebec Cricketers Take Canadian Championship" – Montreal Gazette, retrieved from Google News.
  15. ↑ (10 April 2013). Marshal De Souza Obituary – Montreal Gazette, retrieved from Legacy.com, 29 April 2015.
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