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Full name Waldemar Frederick Eric Marx
Born July 4, 1895, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Died June 2, 1974, Durban, Natal (aged 78 years 333 days)
Major teams South Africa,Transvaal
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Education Malvern College
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
3
6
0
125
36
20.83
0
0
16
0
0
0
First-class
9
16
0
656
240
41.00
2
1
2
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
3
5
228
144
4
3/85
3/89
36.00
3.78
57.0
0
0
0
First-class
9
401
13
3/85
30.84
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
South Africa v Australia at Durban, Nov 5-9, 1921 scorecard
Last Test
South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, Nov 26-29, 1921 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1920/21 - 1921/22
Profile
Eric Marx, educated at Malvern, was a right-hand batsman who made the highest score on a first-class debut, 240 for Transvaal against Griqualand West at Johannesburg in 1920-2L He made another Currie Cup century that season and played all three Tests against Australia in 1921-22 before disappearing from the first-class game, as suddenly as he had arrived. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
