Derek Shackleton (born August 12, 1924, Todmorden, Yorkshire, England) was a Hampshire and England bowler who influenced the trend of short-of-a-length medium-pace bowling that was responsible for the declining attractiveness of English first-class cricket during the 1950s and 1960s. However, Shackleton was much more skilful and deceptive than most bowler of this type: able to vary his pace constantly and to swing the ball both ways in the often cloudy English atmosphere. Shackleton's accuracy was remarkable, and his solid build gave him such great stamina that in some seasons he bowled several hundred more overs than any other bowler in the County Championship. August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article needs cleanup. ... This article is about the English county. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... A bowler in the sport of cricket is usually a player whose speciality is bowling. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. ... Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s - 1960s - 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ... In the UK, County cricket is the domestic form of the sport of cricket that is considered to be first-class cricket. ...

Shackleton began his career in the Yorkshire and Lancashire leagues as an all-rounder, and was signed by Hampshire in 1948. In his first season he did little of note, but in 1949, despite unfavourable pitches, Shackleton became the mainstay of Hampshire's attack and took 100 wickets - a feat he achieved every year until his retirement. He batted so well that year that he almost reached a thousand runs, but after this his batting declined until he was firmly entrenced in the lower order by the middle 1950s. In the sport of cricket, an all-rounder is a player who is both a good batsman and bowler. ...

However, Shackleton's advance as a bowler was so rapid that in 1950 he played his first Test against the West Indies. With the pitches plumb and batsmen willing to hit him, Shackleton enjoyed little success and failed on his only chance of an Ashes tour, but in county cricket he was already one of the best opening bowlers. After another successful season in 1951, Shackleton was chosen to tour India in 1951/1952, but though accurate he lacked penetration on the slow Indian turf. Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ... The Ashes is a regular international cricket contest between England and Australia, played every two years, so named after the trophy, which is a small wooden urn, said to contain the burnt bails from an 1882 game between the countries at The Oval. ...

With Freddie Trueman and Brian Statham solving England's woes in pace bowling from 1952 onwards, Shackleton had no opportunities in Test cricket for over a decade, but 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 the former year Shackleton took an amazing 14 for 29 at Weston-super-Mare. Frederick Sewards Trueman (born February 6, 1931) was an English cricketer. ...

Shackleton's amazing workrate reached new levels in the following years: he bowled over 9000 balls in the dry summer of 1961 - spearheading Hampshire's drive to their first County Championship win. In 1962 Shackleton became the last bowler to bowl 10000 balls in a season (and only the third who was not a spinner after J.T. Hearne and Maurice Tate). His continuing superb form in 1963 saw Shackleton recalled - surprisingly - to the Test arena for the Second Test against the West Indies at Lord's to support Trueman. He supported an irresistible Trueman well in the Second and Third Tests but was relatively ineffective in the last two games and never played for England again. He was the leading first-class wicket-taker every year from 1962 to 1965, and although limited-overs cricket showed he could be hit, Shackleton remained amazingly economical right up to his retirement from first-class cricket at the end of 1968 - still among the top ten wicket-takers in the country. He played a few limited-overs games in 1969 and 1970, and played for Dorset for a number of years after this - showing he still retained his skill in the 1973 Gillette Cup. John Thomas Hearne (born May 3, 1867; died April 17, 1944) (known either as Jack Hearne or J.T. Hearne to avoid confusion with J.W. Hearne to whom he was only distantly related) was a Middlesex and England medium-fast bowler. ... The Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground Lords Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in St Johns Wood in London. ...

External links

Profile  (http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Articles/0/283.html)
First-class bowling (http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/0/876/f_Bowling_by_Season.html)