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Scotland international rugby union and cricketer

Rugby player
John Marshall
Birth nameJohn Campbell Marshall
Date of birth(1929-01-30)30 January 1929
Place of birthSheffield, England
Date of death26 April 2012(2012-04-26) (aged 83)
SchoolRugby School
UniversityOxford 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. He was also a first-class cricketer.

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Marshall played for London Scottish.

International career

He was capped for Scotland 5 times in 1954.

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. Marshall scored a total of 710 runs in his sixteen matches, at an average of 26.29 and a high score of 111. This score, which was his only first-class century, came against the Free Foresters in 1953. 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.

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.
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