John Walter Rutherford (25 September 1929 – 21 April 2022) was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test match in 1956.
[4][5] Rutherford was born in Bruce Rock, Western Australia, and had his secondary education at Northam High School.
[9] When the team was announced for the first Test, however, the Australians reverted to the first-choice opening pair of Colin McDonald and Jim Burke.
[10] He scored 30 and also took the wicket of Vijay Manjrekar, but McDonald returned for the third match and Rutherford never played Test cricket again.
He played as a professional with Rishton in the Lancashire League in 1959, scoring 831 runs and taking 52 wickets.