Former Test vice-captain Geoff Marsh has presented his son Mitchell with his baggy green cap on debut for Australia’s first Test against Pakistan in Dubai.
West Australian Mitchell Marsh joins his older brother Shaun to follow in the footsteps of their father Geoff, who played 50 Tests.
NSW spinner Steve O’Keefe was also handed his debut on Wednesday and received his cap in an on-field presentation from former Test batsman Dean Jones before play.
MITCHELL MARSH’S CAREER AT A GLANCE
* Age: 23
* State team: Western Australia
* Bowls: right-arm fast-medium
* Bats: right-handed
* Test matches: 0
* First-class matches: 38
* First-class record: 1768 runs at 28.51 (2 hundreds) and 56 wickets at 26.92
* ODI matches: 9
* ODI record: 261 runs at 37.28 and 4 wickets at 39.00
STEVE O’KEEFE’S CAREER AT A GLANCE
* Age: 29
* State team: NSW
* Bowls: left-arm orthodox spin
* Test matches: 0
* First-class matches: 41
* First-class record: 128 wickets at 24.72
* Led Shield wicket-taking last summer with 41 wickets at 20.43
* ODI matches: 0
FATHER-SON COMBINATIONS IN AUSTRALIA TEST CRICKET
* Ned Gregory (played one Test in 1877) and son Syd Gregory (58 Tests 1890-1912)
* Geoff Marsh (50 Tests 1985-92) and sons Shaun Marsh (9 Tests 20011-) and Mitchell Marsh (Test debut Oct 22 2014)
BROTHERS WHO’VE PLAYED TEST CRICKET FOR AUSTRALIA
* Ken and Ron Archer
* Richie and John Benaud
* Ian, Greg and Trevor Chappell
* Walter and George Giffen
* Ned and Dave Gregory
* Merv and Neil Harvey
* Albert and George Trott
* Bob and Charlie McLeod
* John and Hugh Trumble
* Steve and Mark Waugh
FATHER AND TWO SONS IN TEST CRICKET
* Australia’s Geoff Marsh and sons Shaun and Mitchell
* India’s Lala Armanath and sons Surinder and Mohinder
* New Zealand’s Walter Hadlee and sons Richard and Dayle.
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