William Shalders
Cradock , Cape Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1897–98 to 1898–99 | Transvaal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo, 13 July 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Alfred Shalders (12 February 1880 – 19 March 1917) was a
Early life
Shalders was born in Kimberley, where his parents, John and Emily Shalders, owned the Halfway House inn from 1884 to 1925. He attended Kimberley Boys' High School.[1]
Cricket career
Shalders was a stroke-playing opening batsman whose impetuosity often led to his dismissal in the twenties or thirties.
Shalders toured England with the South African teams in
He was also a fine fieldsman and useful bowler.[2]
Life outside cricket
Shalders was a member of the Kimberley Town Guard during the Siege of Kimberley (October 1899 to February 1900) and was awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal and the Kimberley Star.[1] He also served in World War I.[8]
He was married to Myra Shalders.
References
- ^ a b c "Today in Kimberley's history 12 February". Kimberley City Info. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ a b c Christopher Martin-Jenkins, The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers, Rigby, Adelaide, 1983, p. 312.
- ^ "South Africa v Australia, Second Test, 1902–03". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Batting and fielding for South Africans, 1901". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Somerset v South Africans, 1901". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Hampshire v South Africans, 1907". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Transvaal v Natal, 1903–04". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Cricket and Rugby Players and the War", The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 21 November 1914, p. 342.
- ^ "S - Surnames :: Vanne - S". eGGSA library. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
External links
- William Shalders at ESPNcricinfo
- William Shalders at CricketArchive (subscription required)