Rowland Allen Shaddick (26 March 1920 – 12 January 1994) was an English cricketer active from 1946 to 1955 who played for Middlesex, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Free Foresters. He was born in Clapton, London, and died in Enfield, Middlesex.

Rowland Shaddick
Personal information
Full name
Rowland Allen Shaddick
Born(1920-03-26)26 March 1920
Clapton, London, England
Died12 January 1994(1994-01-12) (aged 73)
Enfield, London
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1946–1947Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 20
Runs scored 62
Batting average 5.16
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 12 not out
Balls bowled 2573
Wickets 49
Bowling average 28.93
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/34
Catches/stumpings 6/0
Source: Cricinfo, 22 August 2014

An amateur cricketer who worked as a doctor, Shaddick appeared in twenty first-class matches as a right-handed batsman who bowled off breaks. He scored 62 runs with a highest score of 12 not out and took 49 wickets with a best performance of 5 for 34 for Free Foresters against Oxford University in 1952.[1] His most successful season was 1947 when he played nine matches and took 29 wickets at an average of 22.20,[2] including 4 for 46 and 4 for 54 for Middlesex against Cambridge University.[3]

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