Jack_Shelton_(cricketer)

Jack Shelton (cricketer)

Jack Shelton (cricketer)

Australian cricketer


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]

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Military service

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

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


Footnotes

  1. "Jack Shelton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. Smith, 2007, p.15.
  3. Military Record, p.21.

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