William Shipton
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William Louis Shipton was an English
cricket
er who played for Derbyshire
between 1884 and 1893.
Shipton was born in Buxton, Derbyshire, the son of William Parker Shipton, MRCS. He was educated at Repton School
where he was in the cricket XI in 1877 and then went to Emmanuel College, Cambridge
. He played for Buxton against the Australians in 1878. He played one first-class match for Derbyshire in the 1884 season
in August against Yorkshire
. He scored 1 run in the first innings and 3 in the second. Also in 1884 he scored an innings of 214 in a match between Buxton and Derbyshire Friars. Shipton was a right-handed batsman and made four runs in two innings in one first class match.He was described as a "free hitter and good round-arm fast bowler" and "a useful cricketer without becoming great".
Shipton was admitted as a solicitor in 1885 and practised at Buxton. Between 1890 and 1893 he played occasional cricket matches for Derbyshire while they were out of the championship. His brother Herbert also played cricket for MCC, Derbyshire and Staffordshire.
Shipton died at 3, The Square, Buxton at the age of 80.
England
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cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
between 1884 and 1893.
Shipton was born in Buxton, Derbyshire, the son of William Parker Shipton, MRCS. He was educated at Repton School
Repton School
Repton School, founded in 1557, is a co-educational English independent school for both day and boarding pupils, in the British public school tradition, located in the village of Repton, in Derbyshire, in the Midlands area of England...
where he was in the cricket XI in 1877 and then went to Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
. He played for Buxton against the Australians in 1878. He played one first-class match for Derbyshire in the 1884 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1884
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1884 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for thirteen years. They lost all ten county matches and their only victory was against MCC.-1884 season:...
in August against Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
. He scored 1 run in the first innings and 3 in the second. Also in 1884 he scored an innings of 214 in a match between Buxton and Derbyshire Friars. Shipton was a right-handed batsman and made four runs in two innings in one first class match.He was described as a "free hitter and good round-arm fast bowler" and "a useful cricketer without becoming great".
Shipton was admitted as a solicitor in 1885 and practised at Buxton. Between 1890 and 1893 he played occasional cricket matches for Derbyshire while they were out of the championship. His brother Herbert also played cricket for MCC, Derbyshire and Staffordshire.
Shipton died at 3, The Square, Buxton at the age of 80.