Neville Shelmerdine (23 December 1909 – 2 September 1992) was a first-class cricketer who played one match for the Royal Air Force cricket team in 1945. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off break and medium pace bowler, Shelmerdine did not bat or bowl in his only appearance, which came against Yorkshire County Cricket Club.[1]
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Full name | Neville Shelmerdine | ||||||||||||||
Born | Manchester, England | 23 December 1909||||||||||||||
Died | 2 September 1992 Manchester, England | (aged 82)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium, off break | ||||||||||||||
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1945 | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||
Only First-class | 29 August 1945 Royal Air Force v Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 8 February 2010 |
He also appeared for the Royal Air Force against Northern Command in a one-day, single-innings contest in 1944, although this wasn't considered a first-class cricket match. He made a duck in the match.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Yorkshire v Royal Air Force". CricketArchive. 29 August 1945. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ "Northern Command v Royal Air Force North". CricketArchive. 29 July 1944. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
External links
edit- Neville Shelmerdine at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Neville Shelmerdine at ESPNcricinfo