John Marshall (rugby union)

John Marshall

Birth name	John Campbell Marshall
Date of birth	(1929-01-30)30 January 1929
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Date of death	26 April 2012(2012-04-26) (aged 83)
School	Rugby School
University	Oxford University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) London Scottish () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1954 Scotland 5 (0)

John Marshall (30 January 1929 – 26 April 2012) was a Scotland international rugby union player. In his rugby career he played as a fullback.[1] He was also a first-class cricketer.

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Marshall played for London Scottish.[2]

International career

He was capped for Scotland 5 times in 1954.[3]

First-class cricket

While studying at Brasenose College, Oxford he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Worcestershire at Oxford in 1951. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1953, making sixteen appearances.[4] Marshall scored a total of 710 runs in his sixteen matches, at an average of 26.29 and a high score of 111.[5] This score, which was his only first-class century, came against the Free Foresters in 1953.[6][7] His brother, David, also played first-class cricket.

Teaching career

A pupil at Rugby School, Marshall later became a Housemaster at the school, then Acting Head Master, then Head of the Junior Department.[2][7]

References

1. "John Campbell Marshall".
2. "John Marshall - Scottish Rugby Union".
3. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Marshall - Test matches".
4. "First-Class Matches played by John Marshall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
5. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Marshall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
6. "Oxford University v Free Foresters, 1953". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
7. "Wisden - Obituaries in 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2020.