Julian Shackleton
{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Julian Shackleton
| image =
| country = England
| fullname = Julian Howard Shackleton
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|1|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Todmorden, Yorkshire, England
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role = Bowler
| family = Derek Shackleton (Father)
| club1 = Dorset
| year1 = 1989–1998
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = Gloucestershire
| year2 = 1971–1978
| clubnumber2 =
| columns = 2
| column1 = FC
| matches1 = 48
| runs1 = 596
| bat avg1 = 13.54
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 41*
| deliveries1 = 4,348
| wickets1 = 49
| bowl avg1 = 45.75
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 4/38
| catches/stumpings1 = 36/–
| column2 = LA
| matches2 = 81
| runs2 = 171
| bat avg2 = 9.00
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 19*
| deliveries2 = 3,751
| wickets2 = 67
| bowl avg2 = 35.52
| fivefor2 = 1
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 5/20
| catches/stumpings2 = 19/–
| date = 20 March
| year = 2010
| source = http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20116.html Cricinfo
}}
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
=Gloucestershire=
Shackleton made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Surrey in the 1971 County Championship.{{cite web |title=First-class matches played by Julian Shackleton (48) |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7332/First-Class_Matches.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=13 March 2024|url-access=subscription}} 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*.{{cite web |title=Player Profile |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/julian-shackleton-20116 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=13 March 2024}} 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.{{cite web |title=List A matches played by Julian Shackleton (81) |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7332/List_A_Matches.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=13 March 2024|url-access=subscription}} 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,{{cite web |title=List A bowling for each team by Julian Shackleton |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7332/a_Bowling_by_Team.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=13 March 2024|url-access=subscription}} with best figures of 5/20 against Surrey in July 1977.{{cite web |title=Gloucestershire v Surrey, College Ground, Cheltenham on 24th July 1977 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/37/37361.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=13 March 2024|url-access=subscription}} A week earlier he had played in the final of 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup which Gloucestershire won by beating Kent.{{cite web |title=Gloucestershire v Kent, College Ground, Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood on 16th July 1977 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/37/37321.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=13 March 2024|url-access=subscription}}
=Move to Dorset=
Eleven years after leaving Gloucestershire, Shackleton joined Dorset, making his debut for the county in the 1989 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire.{{cite web |title=Minor Counties Championship matches played by Julian Shackleton (61) |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7332/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=13 March 2024|url-access=subscription}} 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 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. 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.
=Coaching=
Since the end of his playing career, Shackleton became a cricket coach at Canford School.{{cite web |title=Canford Easter Sports Academy 2023 |url=https://issuu.com/canfordschool/docs/easter_sports_academy_brochure_2023 |website=issuu.com |publisher=Canford School |access-date=13 March 2024 |page=3}}
Family
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.{{cite news |last1=Foot |first1=David |title=Derek Shackleton obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/oct/02/guardianobituaries.obituaries |access-date=13 March 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=2 October 2007}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20116.html Julian Shackleton] at Cricinfo
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Category:Cricketers from Todmorden