Neil William Rushton (born 3 October 1976) is a New Zealand former cricketer.
He played five first-class and ten List A matches for Otago between the 1999–2000 and 2003–04 seasons.
[1] Rushton was born at Oamaru in North Otago in 1976 and was educated at Waitaki Boys' High School in the town.
[2] He played age-group and Second XI cricket for Otago during the 1990s before making his senior debut for the side in a List A match against Canterbury towards the end of December 1999.
After working in the construction industry, for Christchurch City Council and as a teacher at Waitaki Boy's High School, in 2014 Rushton graduated as a police constable from the Royal New Zealand Police College, going on to work in his home town.