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.
Military service He served in the Army, as Private, in the Army Ordnance Workshops (9 March 1942 – 12 June 1942);Smith, 2007, p.15. 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).War Memorial photograph of Shelton during RAAF training at Uranquinty, NSW: P02251.008.Military Record, p.21.
Cricket He played for Tasmania against the M.C.C. touring team in Hobart on 13 January 1951,Beames, P., "Dollery Broke M.C.C. Opening", The Age, (Monday, 15 January 1951), p.16; England's Fieldsmen on Their Toes, The Mercury, (Monday, 15 January 1951), p.1; Beames, P., "M.C.C. Team's Unhappy Day", The Age, (Tuesday, 16 January 1951), p.14; Beames, P., "Decisions Queried in Hobart Game", The Age, (Tuesday, 16 January 1951), p.14; Beames, P., "Tasmanian Bowling Thrashed: M.C.C. Win", The Age, (Wednesday, 17 January 1951), p.24. and a week later, in Launceston, on 19 January 1951.Beames, P., "Compton, Washbrook Each Hit Centuries", The Age, (Monday, 22 January 1951), p.16; Beames, P., "M.C.C. by 10 Wickets; A. Bedser Gets Morris", The Age, (Tuesday, 23 January 1951), p.16. He also played for Tasmania, against Victoria, at St Kilda Cricket Ground, on 22 January 1957.Big Cricket at St. Kilda, The Age, (Tuesday, 22 January 1957), p.22; Beames, P., "Tas. Bowlers Hold Victoria, The Age, (Wednesday, 23 January 1957), p.16; Beames, P., "Tasmania Facing Innings Defeat, The Age, (Thursday, 24 January 1957), p.18; Nine-Wicket Win to Victorian XI, The Age, (Friday, 25 January 1957), p.18.
See also List of Tasmanian representative cricketers
Footnotes
References Shelton Outstanding Cricketer All-Rounder, The (Launceston) Examiner, (Wednesday, 2 January 1951), p,14. Military Service Record: Herbert John Shelton (408470). Smith, Rick, Lest We Forget: Tasmania's Cricketing Soldiers, (Prospect), 2007.
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