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