| Dayle Shackel | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | Dayle Francis Shackel |
| Birth Date: | 29 January 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Otago |
| Year1: | 1993/94 |
| Date: | 23 May |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38430.html CricInfo |
Dayle Francis Shackel (born 29 January 1970) is a New Zealand former cricketer who has since worked as a physiotherapist and medical director for cricket teams. He played domestically for Otago.[1]
Shackel was born at Christchurch in 1970 and educated at King's High School in Dunedin. [2] A wicket-keeper, he played age-group cricket for Otago between 1986–87 and 1989–90 and for the Second XI in 1992–93 and 1993–94. His only senior representative appearance was a single List A match against Wellington in January 1994. Batting last in Otago's order, he faced one ball from which he did not score and took a single catch in the match.[3]
Shackel later became the physiotherapist for the New Zealand national team,[4] [5] a role he kept until 2011, when he became the team's injury management and physiotherapy co-ordinator.[6] In May 2002, Shackel was on tour in Pakistan with the New Zealand team when he was lightly wounded in the bomb blast which targeted the team's bus.[2] [7] in 2020, he began working as the medical manager for New Zealand Cricket.[8]