Herbert John Donald Shrimpton (12 April 1903 – 12 March 1979) was an English cricketer. Shrimpton was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born at Worcester, Worcestershire, and attended the University of Bristol.
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| Full name | Herbert John Donald Shrimpton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 April 1903 Worcester, Worcestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 March 1979 (aged 75) Southwark, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1923 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 July 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shrimpton made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Middlesex in the 1923 County Championship at Lord's. Shrimpton made two further first-class appearances for the county in 1923, against Leicestershire at Aylestone Road, Leicester, and Yorkshire at Greenbank Cricket Ground, Bristol.[1] In his three first-class matches, he scored 26 runs at an average of 5.20, with a high score of 14.[2]
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Herbert Shrimpton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Herbert Shrimpton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
External links
edit- Herbert Shrimpton at ESPNcricinfo
- Herbert Shrimpton at CricketArchive