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562:. Originally destined to be a batsman, he was encouraged to return to pace bowling. In his first season, he did little of note, but in 1949, despite unfavourable pitches, Shackleton became the mainstay of Hampshire's attack. He took 100 wickets in 20 consecutive seasons, from 1949 until his retirement at the end of 1968. Only
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defended the last two balls of the match to secure a draw. Shackleton also supported an irresistible
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has taken 100 wickets in more seasons (23) but these were not consecutive. Shackleton almost reached a thousand runs as a batsman in his first season, but his batting subsequently declined until he was firmly entrenched in the
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His county record continued to improve: he took 150 wickets for 20.46 each in 1953, and bettered that in 1955 with 159 and 1958 with 165. In 1955, Shackleton had the outstanding match analysis of 14 for 29 against
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Shackleton's high work rate reached new levels in the following years: he bowled over 9,000 balls in the dry summer of 1961, spearheading
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as "shrewd, varied, and utterly accurate, beating down as unremittingly as
February rain", and "the modern master of bowling in English conditions".
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809:He died in
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758:slower ball
743:out-swinger
739:in-swingers
719:Tom Goddard
715:Jack Hearne
686:David Allen
674:West Indies
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678:Lord's
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110:Bowler
100:medium
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