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Shaun Marsh emulates father Geoff by scoring ton in maiden 1st class match in India

<p>Aussie Shaun Marsh, who scored a century in the tour opener vs India 'A' at Brabourne yesterday, emulates father Geoff (139 vs Board President's XI in 1986) by scoring a ton in his maiden first-class match on Indian soil&nbsp;</p>

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Shaun Marsh emulates father Geoff by scoring ton in maiden 1st class match in India

Shaun Marsh emulates father Geoff by scoring ton in maiden 1st class match in India

 Australia's No.4 batsman Shaun Marsh drives through the off-side en route his century against India ‘A’ at the Brabourne Stadium yesterday. Pic/Suresh Karkera
Australia's No.4 batsman Shaun Marsh drives through the off-side en route his century against India ‘A’ at the Brabourne Stadium yesterday. Pic/Suresh Karkera

Like father, like son. In 1986, Australia's opening batsman Geoff Marsh scored a hundred in his maiden first-class game on Indian soil in Bangalore. Thirty-one years later, his son Shaun performed a similar act at the Cricket Club of India against India 'A' on Day One of Australia's tour opener.

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