John Marshall (rugby union)

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John Marshall
Birth nameJohn Campbell Marshall
Date of birth(1929-01-30)30 January 1929
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Date of death26 April 2012(2012-04-26) (aged 83)
School Rugby School
University Oxford University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
London Scottish ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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]

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References

  1. "John Campbell Marshall".
  2. 1 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. 1 2 "Wisden - Obituaries in 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2020.