Wilfred Shardlow Explained

Wilfred Shardlow
Country:England
Fullname:Wilfred Shardlow
Birth Date:30 September 1902
Birth Place:Clowne, Derbyshire, England
Death Place:Burton-upon-Trent, England
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast-medium
Year1:1925–1928
Type1:FC
Debutdate1:1 July
Debutyear1:1925
Debutfor1:Derbyshire
Debutagainst1:Yorkshire
Lastdate1:11 July
Lastyear1:1928
Lastfor1:Derbyshire
Lastagainst1:Yorkshire
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:38
Runs1:201
Bat Avg1:7.17
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:39*
Deliveries1:4,640
Wickets1:56
Bowl Avg1:34.62
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:5/41
Catches/Stumpings1:16/–
Date:February
Year:2012
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32686/32686.html CricketArchive

Wilfred Shardlow (30 September 1902 – 21 June 1956) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1928.

Career

Shardlow was born at Clowne, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1925 season in July against Yorkshire where he made 11 in his first innings. He played two more matches that year and played fully in the 1926 and 1927 season. In 1927 he achieved 5-41 bowling against Glamorgan and made his top score of 39 not out against Kent. He only played four matches in the 1928 season which was his last first-class season. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler who took 56 first-class wickets with an average of 34.62 and a best performance of 5-41. As a left-hand batsman he played 42 innings in 38 matches with a top score of 39 and an average of 7.17.[1]

Shardlow was still playing cricket in 1955 when he appeared in match for Bass Worthington. He died the following year at Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire at the age of 54.

Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32686/32686.html Wilfred Shardlow at Cricket Archive