Julian Shackleton
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Full name | Julian Howard Shackleton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Todmorden, Yorkshire, England | 29 January 1952|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Derek Shackleton (Father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1998 | Dorset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1971–1978 | Gloucestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 March 2010 |
Julian Howard Shackleton (born 29 January 1952) is a former English cricketer. Shackleton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.
Cricket Career
[edit]Gloucestershire
[edit]Shackleton made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Surrey in the 1971 County Championship.[1] Shackleton played 48 first-class matches for the county, with his final first-class match coming against Lancashire in 1978.[1] In his 48 first-class matches he scored 596 runs at a batting average of 13.54, with a high score of 46*.[2] 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.[2]
In the same year that he made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire, he made his List A debut for the county against Hampshire.[3] 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.[3] Shackleton took 66 wickets for the county at an average of 33.59,[4] with best figures of 5/20 against Surrey in July 1977.[5] A week earlier he had played in the final of 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup which Gloucestershire won by beating Kent.[6]
Move to Dorset
[edit]Eleven years after leaving Gloucestershire, Shackleton joined Dorset, making his debut for the county in the 1989 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire.[7] 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,[7] which ended in a draw.
In 1990 Shackleton made his List A debut for Dorset against Glamorgan in the first round of the 1990 NatWest Trophy. Shackleton played six List A matches for Dorset, with his final List A match for the county coming against Hampshire in 1998 NatWest Trophy.[3] Shackleton had a disappointing time with the ball in his List A career for Dorset, taking only one wicket at an average of 163.00.[4]
Coaching
[edit]Since the end of his playing career, Shackleton became a cricket coach at Canford School.[8]
Family
[edit]Shackleton's father Derek Shackleton played Test cricket for England. He also played 585 first-class matches for Hampshire taking 2,669 wickets, a county record.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "First-class matches played by Julian Shackleton (48)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Player Profile". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "List A matches played by Julian Shackleton (81)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ a b "List A bowling for each team by Julian Shackleton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Gloucestershire v Surrey, College Ground, Cheltenham on 24th July 1977". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Gloucestershire v Kent, College Ground, Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood on 16th July 1977". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship matches played by Julian Shackleton (61)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Canford Easter Sports Academy 2023". issuu.com. Canford School. p. 3. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Foot, David (2 October 2007). "Derek Shackleton obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 March 2024.