Julian Shackleton
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Julian Howard Shackleton (born January 29, 1952) is a former English
cricketer
. Shackleton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace
.
debut for Gloucestershire
against Surrey
in the 1971 County Championship
. Shackleton played 48 first-class matches for the county, with his final first-class match coming against Lancashire
in 1978. In his 48 first-class matches he scored 596 runs at a batting average
of 13.54, with a high score of 46*
. With the ball he took 49 wickets at a bowling average
of 45.75, with best figures of 4/38. In the field he took 36 catches for Gloucestershire in first-class matches.
In the same year that he made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire, he made his List-A debut for the county against Hampshire
. Shackleton made 75 List-A appearances for Gloucestershire from 1971 to 1978, with his final List-A match for the county coming against Leicestershire
in 1978. Shackleton took 66 wickets for the county at an average of 33.59, with best figures of 5/20 against Surrey in 1977.
, making his debut for the county in the 1989 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire
. Shackleton played 61 Minor Counties matches for Dorset, with his final match for the county coming against Staffordshire
in the final of the 1998 Minor Counties Championship, which ended in a draw.
In 1990 Shackleton made his List-A debut for Dorset against Glamorgan
in the 1st round of the 1990 NatWest Trophy. Shackleton played 6 List-A matches for Dorset, with his final List-A match for the county coming against Hampshire in 1998 NatWest trophy. Shackleton had a disappointing time with the ball in his List-A career for Dorset, taking only 1 wickets at an average of 163.00.
played Test cricket
for England. Shackleton was also a Hampshire legend, playing 585 first-class matches for the county and taking 2,669 wickets for the county, which to this day remains a Hampshire record. Toward the end of his career, his father also played for Dorset.
English people
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cricketer
Cricketer
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. Shackleton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
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Gloucestershire
Shackleton made his first-classFirst-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
against Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
in the 1971 County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
. Shackleton played 48 first-class matches for the county, with his final first-class match coming against Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
in 1978. In his 48 first-class matches he scored 596 runs at a batting average
Batting average
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of 13.54, with a high score of 46*
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
. With the ball he took 49 wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 45.75, with best figures of 4/38. In the field he took 36 catches for Gloucestershire in first-class matches.
In the same year that he made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire, he made his List-A debut for the county against Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
. Shackleton made 75 List-A appearances for Gloucestershire from 1971 to 1978, with his final List-A match for the county coming against Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
in 1978. Shackleton took 66 wickets for the county at an average of 33.59, with best figures of 5/20 against Surrey in 1977.
Move to Dorset
Eleven years after leaving Gloucestershire, Shackleton joined DorsetDorset County Cricket Club
Dorset County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Dorset and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
, making his debut for the county in the 1989 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire
Cheshire County Cricket Club
Cheshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cheshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. Shackleton played 61 Minor Counties matches for Dorset, with his final match for the county coming against Staffordshire
Staffordshire County Cricket Club
Staffordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Staffordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the final of the 1998 Minor Counties Championship, which ended in a draw.
In 1990 Shackleton made his List-A debut for Dorset against Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
in the 1st round of the 1990 NatWest Trophy. Shackleton played 6 List-A matches for Dorset, with his final List-A match for the county coming against Hampshire in 1998 NatWest trophy. Shackleton had a disappointing time with the ball in his List-A career for Dorset, taking only 1 wickets at an average of 163.00.
Family
Shackleton's father Derek ShackletonDerek Shackleton
Derek Shackleton was a Hampshire and England bowler. He took over 100 wickets in 20 consecutive seasons of first-class cricket, but only played in seven Tests for England. As of 2007, he has the seventh-highest tally of first-class wickets, and the most first-class wickets of any player who...
played Test cricket
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
for England. Shackleton was also a Hampshire legend, playing 585 first-class matches for the county and taking 2,669 wickets for the county, which to this day remains a Hampshire record. Toward the end of his career, his father also played for Dorset.
External links
- Julian Shackleton at CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- Julian Shackleton at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...
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