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.
| Birth name | John Campbell Marshall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marshall played for London Scottish.[2]
He was capped for Scotland 5 times in 1954.[3]
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.
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]