| Julian Shackleton | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Julian Howard Shackleton |
| Birth Date: | 29 January 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Todmorden, Yorkshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Family: | Derek Shackleton (Father) |
| Club1: | Dorset |
| Year1: | 1989 - 1998 |
| Club2: | Gloucestershire |
| Year2: | 1971 - 1978 |
| 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.
Shackleton made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Surrey in the 1971 County Championship.[1] Shackleton played 48 first-class matches for the county, with his final first-class match coming against Lancashire in 1978.[1] In his 48 first-class matches he scored 596 runs at a batting average of 13.54, with a high score of 46.[2] 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.[2]
In the same year that he made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire, he made his List A debut for the county against Hampshire.[3] 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.[3] Shackleton took 66 wickets for the county at an average of 33.59,[4] with best figures of 5/20 against Surrey in July 1977.[5] A week earlier he had played in the final of 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup which Gloucestershire won by beating Kent.[6]
Eleven years after leaving Gloucestershire, Shackleton joined Dorset, making his debut for the county in the 1989 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire.[7] 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,[7] 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.[3] 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.[4]
Since the end of his playing career, Shackleton became a cricket coach at Canford School.[8]
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.[9]