Introduction
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.