| Ian Shield | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Ian Noel Ridley Shield |
| Birth Date: | 24 December 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England |
| Death Place: | Petersfield, Hampshire, England |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Club1: | Hampshire |
| Year1: | 1939 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 4 |
| Runs1: | 16 |
| Bat Avg1: | 4.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 6 |
| Deliveries1: | 528 |
| Wickets1: | 4 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 68.50 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/91 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Date: | 3 February |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20169.html Cricinfo |
Ian Noel Ridley Shield (24 December 1914 – 22 February 2005) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
Shield was born in December 1914 at Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire. He was educated at Rugby School, before matriculating to Oriel College, Oxford.[1] A club cricketer for the Hampshire Hogs, he took 495 wickets for the club over a 20-year period.[2] His performances at club level bought him to the attention of Hampshire, with him making his first-class debut for the county against Essex at Southampton in the 1939 County Championship. He made three further appearances that season, against Somerset, Glamorgan and Sussex.[3] Although effective as a fast-medium bowler, he was unable to carry that through into first-class cricket, taking just 4 wickets at an average of 68.50, with best figures of 2 for 91.[4] The start of the Second World War in September 1939 bought the cricket season to a premature end. Shield served in the war, being commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Royal Artillery in October 1940 and ended the war as a temporary captain. Following the war, he was made an MBE in January 1946. Shield died at Petersfield in February 2005.[2]