Derek Shackleton
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Relations | Julian Shackleton (Son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 350) | 20 July 1950 v West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 22 August 1963 v West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1948–1969 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1950–1957 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1973 | Dorset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 August 2009 |
Derek Shackleton (12 August 1924 – 28 September 2007) was a
After his cricket playing career ended, Shackleton became a coach and umpire for several seasons.[1]
The cricket writer, Colin Bateman, noted of Shackleton, "his bowling, like his hair, always seemed immaculate".[1]
Early life
Shackleton was born in Todmorden, on the border between Lancashire and Yorkshire in England.[1] Both of his parents were weavers. He was educated at Roomfield School, where he played cricket and football.
Cricket career
Shackleton began his career in the Yorkshire and Lancashire leagues as an
Shackleton's talent was soon recognised, and he played his first
His county record continued to improve: he took 150 wickets for 20.46 each in 1953, and bettered that in 1955 with 159 and 1958 with 165. In 1955, Shackleton had the outstanding match analysis of 14 for 29 against
Shackleton's high work rate reached new levels in the following years: he bowled over 9,000 balls in the dry summer of 1961, spearheading Hampshire's drive to their first
His continuing form in 1963 saw Shackleton recalled – surprisingly – to the Test arena for the second Test against the West Indies at Lord's, alongside Trueman. He took three wickets in four balls in his recall match,[1] ending with match figures of 7–165. He was ninth out in England's second innings, chasing six runs to win with two balls left to play. Colin Cowdrey came out to bat with a broken arm, and David Allen defended the last two balls of the match to secure a draw. Shackleton also supported an irresistible Trueman well with the ball in the third Test, but was relatively ineffective in the last two games, and never played for England again.[1]
He was the leading first-class wicket-taker every year from 1962 to 1965, and although
Bowling style
He bowled mostly
He was described by John Arlott as "shrewd, varied, and utterly accurate, beating down as unremittingly as February rain", and "the modern master of bowling in English conditions".
Personal life
Shackleton married his wife, Kathy, in 1951. She also hailed from his home town, Todmorden. They had a son, Julian Shackleton, who played cricket for Gloucestershire, and a daughter.
After retiring from first-class cricket, Shackleton lived at Ferndown and was coach and groundsman at Canford School in Dorset. He also umpired several first-class matches from 1979 to 1982. He finally retired in 1990. He became an honorary member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1994.
He died in Canford Magna, Dorset in September 2007 at the age of 83, survived by his two children, his wife having predeceased him.
References
- ^ ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
- ^ "Wisden – Obituaries in 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Records for FC Matches - Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
External links
- Profile from CricketArchive
- First-class bowling from CricketArchive
- Derek Shackleton at ESPNcricinfo
- Derek Shackleton dies aged 83, Cricinfo, 28 September 2007
- Hampshire mourn legend Shackleton, BBC Sport, 28 September 2007
- Obituary, The Times, 1 October 2007
- Obituary, The Daily Telegraph (via Newsbank), 29 September 2007
- Obituary, The Independent, 2 October 2007
- Obituary, The Guardian, 2 October 2007