William Shackleton

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William Allan Shackleton was a first class cricketer who played 5 matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1928 and 1934. A right arm medium pacer and leg break bowler, he took 6 wickets at 21.66 with a best of 4 for 18 against Middlesex. He scored 49 runs as a right handed batsman, his highest score of 25 coming against Kent, at an average of 8.16. He took 3 catches. He was born on March 9, 1908 in Keighley, Yorkshire and died on November 16, 1971 in Bridlington.