Dayle Francis Shackel (born 29 January 1970) is a New Zealand former cricketer who has since worked as a physiotherapist and medical director for cricket teams. He played domestically for Otago.[1]

Dayle Shackel
Personal information
Full name
Dayle Francis Shackel
Born (1970-01-29) 29 January 1970 (age 54)
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1993/94Otago
Source: CricInfo, 23 May 2016

Shackel was born at Christchurch in 1970 and educated at King's High School in Dunedin. [2] A wicket-keeper, he played age-group cricket for Otago between 1986–87 and 1989–90 and for the Second XI in 1992–93 and 1993–94. His only senior representative appearance was a single List A match against Wellington in January 1994. Batting last in Otago's order, he faced one ball from which he did not score and took a single catch in the match.[3]

Shackel later became the physiotherapist for the New Zealand national team,[4][5] a role he kept until 2011, when he became the team's injury management and physiotherapy co-ordinator.[6] In May 2002, Shackel was on tour in Pakistan with the New Zealand team when he was lightly wounded in the bomb blast which targeted the team's bus.[2][7] in 2020, he began working as the medical manager for New Zealand Cricket.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Dayle Shackel". CricInfo. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 147. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  3. ^ Dayle Shackel, CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2023. (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Shake-up in New Zealand support staff". CricInfo. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  5. ^ "New Zealand without physio, trainer". CricInfo. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Close appointed New Zealand physio". CricInfo. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  7. ^ "'My room has been blown up'". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Shoulder surgery puts season in doubt for White Ferns star Suzie Bates". Stuff. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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