Shaun Edward Marsh was born 9 July 1983 in Narrogin, Western Australia. He is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Western Warriors in Australian domestic cricket and has represented Australia at One Day International and Twenty20 International levels. The left-handed opening batsman is the son of former Test cricketer Geoff Marsh. As a child Shaun Marsh spent a lot of time in the Australian set-up traveling with his father Geoff, the former opening batsman. The international grounding and a backyard net helped develop Marsh into one of the finest young batsmen in the country. It also gave him a taste of what he could expect on his first trips with the national team. His excellent form during the 2007–08 season lead to Marsh being given a Cricket Australia Contract and being called up to the Australian Cricket tour of the West Indies.