Derek Shackleton

Derek Shackleton (born August 12, 1924, Todmorden, Yorkshire, England) was a Hampshire and England bowler who influenced the trend of short-of-a-length medium-pace bowling that was responsible for the declining attractiveness of English first-class cricket during the 1950s and 1960s. However, Shackleton was much more skilful and deceptive than most bowler of this type: able to vary his pace constantly and to swing the ball both ways in the often cloudy English atmosphere. Shackleton's accuracy was remarkable, and his solid build gave him such great stamina that in some seasons he bowled several hundred more overs than any other bowler in the County Championship.

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