Jack David Shantry (born 29 January 1988) is a former English

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er who played

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for

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. He is now an umpire.

Career

Shantry played for Shropshire Under-17s as early as July 2004, scoring 64 at the top of the

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against Yorkshire Under-17s. He made several further appearances for Shropshire Under-17s, and also played for

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, appearing in the

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and making an appearance against Kidderminster Victoria in the

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. In 2007 and 2008, Shantry progressed to a mixture of senior cricket at

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level with

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and Second XI cricket for Worcestershire. He took 7/34 for Worcestershire Second XI against Leicestershire II in June 2008, and scored 88 for Shropshire against Wales Minor Counties in August of the same year. Between these two feats, in July, he had appeared for Shropshire in the final of the Resource Bank Twenty20 Cup, which they lost to a star-studded

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side despite Shantry's 3/11. Shantry made his senior debut for Worcestershire in a

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match against

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on 23 August 2009, taking the wicket of

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and not batting. Two days later, he made his maiden appearance in

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when he was selected for Worcestershire's

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clash with

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at New Road. In a drawn game, Shantry claimed the wickets of

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and

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, but was lbw for nought in his only innings. He retained his place in the side in both one-day and four-day cricket, and so his

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appearances, now for

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, became less frequent. Shantry pressed his claims for a regular place in the side in his first game of the 2010 season, a non-first-class warm-up match against Bradford/Leeds UCCE. He claimed 5–18 in the first innings, and opened the bowling in the second innings, taking a wicket with the first ball of the innings and finishing with 7–47, to complete a match haul of 12 wickets for 65. Worcestershire went on to win the game. In September 2014, he scored his maiden first-class century (and took ten wickets in a first-class match for the first time) in a victory over Surrey that guaranteed Worcestershire promotion to Division 1. In June 2018, Shantry announced his retirement from all cricket with immediate effect, due to ongoing back injuries. In 2022, Shantry became an umpire.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shantry, Jack English cricketers Worcestershire cricketers 1988 births Living people Shropshire cricketers Cricketers from Shrewsbury English cricket umpires