The family of late Australian cricket icon Rod Marsh has been offered a state memorial service by the West Australian (WA) Government. Born on 1947 in the WA suburb of Armadale in the city of Perth, Marsh is likely to be laid to rest in the state of South Australia, where he resided. Should the Marsh family accept, a memorial service commemorating the legendary cricketer’s life, career and legacy to WA cricket could take place in April at the WA Cricket Association Ground (WACA). Marsh passed away on March 4, aged 74, in an Adelaide hospital after suffering a heart attack in Queensland the week prior. Between 1970 and 1984, Marsh played 96 Test matches for Australia and 92 one-day internationals. On retirement, he finished with 355 wicketkeeping dismissals, a test cricket world record at the time. A fierce competitor and one of the game’s most admired wicketkeepers, Marsh is …