Herbert Shrimpton

Herbert Shrimpton

Personal information
Full name	Herbert John Donald Shrimpton
Born	12 April 1903 Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Died	12 March 1979 (aged 75) Southwark, London, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Leg break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1923	Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 26 Batting average 5.20 100s/50s –/– Top score 14 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 July 2012

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.

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]

He died at Southwark, London, on 12 March 1979.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Herbert Shrimpton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Herbert Shrimpton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

External links

• Herbert Shrimpton at ESPNcricinfo
• Herbert Shrimpton at CricketArchive