Wilfred Shardlow (30 September 1902 – 21 June 1956) was an English

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er who played for

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between 1925 and 1928.

Career

Shardlow was born at

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. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1925 season in July against

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where he made 11 in his first innings. He played two more matches that year and played fully in the

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and 1927 season. In 1927 he achieved 5-41 bowling against

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and made his top score of 39 not out against

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. He only played four matches in the 1928 season which was his last first-class season. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler who took 56 first-class wickets with an average of 34.62 and a best performance of 5-41. As a left-hand batsman he played 42 innings in 38 matches with a top score of 39 and an average of 7.17.Wilfred Shardlow at Cricket Archive
/ref> Shardlow was still playing cricket in 1955 when he appeared in match for Bass Worthington. He died the following year at

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at the age of 54.

References

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