About Herbert Shrimpton
Lived 1903 – 1979 (aged 75). Herbert Shrimpton was a British cricketer.
Herbert John Donald Shrimpton (12 April 1903 – 12 March 1979) was an English cricketer. Shrimpton was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born at Worcester, Worcestershire, and attended the University of Bristol.
Shrimpton made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Middlesex in the 1923 County Championship at Lord's. Shrimpton made two further first-class appearances for the county in 1923, against Leicestershire at Aylestone Road, Leicester, and Yorkshire at Greenbank Cricket Ground, Bristol. In his three first-class matches, he scored 26 runs at an average of 5.20, with a high score of 14.
He died at Southwark, London, on 12 March 1979.
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Who was Herbert Shrimpton?
English cricketer (1903-1979)
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Herbert Shrimpton was born on 12 April 1903 in Worcester.
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Herbert Shrimpton died on 12 March 1979 in Southwark.
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Herbert Shrimpton was a cricketer.
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Herbert Shrimpton was British.
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