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Jack Shelton (cricketer)

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Jack Shelton
Personal information
Full name
Herbert John Shelton
Born(1924-01-21)21 January 1924
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Died1 June 2006(2006-06-01) (aged 82)
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951-1957Tasmania
Source: Cricinfo, 9 March 2016

Herbert John "Jack" Shelton (21 January 1924 – 1 June 2006) was an Australian cricketer. He played three first-class matches for Tasmania between 1951 and 1957.[1]

Military service

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He served in the Army, as Private, in the Army Ordnance Workshops (9 March 1942 – 12 June 1942);[2] and, at 18 years, 5 months, upon transfer to the Royal Australian Air Force, as a Warrant Officer, Royal Australian Air Force (19 June 1942 – 26 October 1945).[3][4]

Cricket

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He played for Tasmania against the M.C.C. touring team in Hobart on 13 January 1951,[5] and a week later, in Launceston, on 19 January 1951.[6] He also played for Tasmania, against Victoria, at St Kilda Cricket Ground, on 22 January 1957.[7]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Jack Shelton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. ^ Smith, 2007, p.15.
  3. ^ War Memorial photograph of Shelton during RAAF training at Uranquinty, NSW: P02251.008.
  4. ^ Military Record, p.21.
  5. ^ Beames, P., "Dollery Broke M.C.C. Opening", The Age, (Monday, 15 January 1951), p.16; England's Fieldsmen on Their Toes, The Mercury, (Monday, 15 January 1951), p.1; Beames, P., "M.C.C. Team's Unhappy Day", The Age, (Tuesday, 16 January 1951), p.14; Beames, P., "Decisions Queried in Hobart Game", The Age, (Tuesday, 16 January 1951), p.14; Beames, P., "Tasmanian Bowling Thrashed: M.C.C. Win", The Age, (Wednesday, 17 January 1951), p.24.
  6. ^ Beames, P., "Compton, Washbrook Each Hit Centuries", The Age, (Monday, 22 January 1951), p.16; Beames, P., "M.C.C. by 10 Wickets; A. Bedser Gets Morris", The Age, (Tuesday, 23 January 1951), p.16.
  7. ^ Big Cricket at St. Kilda, The Age, (Tuesday, 22 January 1957), p.22; Beames, P., "Tas. Bowlers Hold Victoria, The Age, (Wednesday, 23 January 1957), p.16; Beames, P., "Tasmania Facing Innings Defeat, The Age, (Thursday, 24 January 1957), p.18; Nine-Wicket Win to Victorian XI, The Age, (Friday, 25 January 1957), p.18.

References

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