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Ian Shield
Personal information
Full name
Ian Noel Ridley Shield
Born24 December 1914
Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England
Died22 February 2005(2005-02-22) (aged 90)
Petersfield, Hampshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1939Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 16
Batting average 4.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 6
Balls bowled 528
Wickets 4
Bowling average 68.50
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/91
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 February 2010

Ian Noel Ridley Shield MBE (24 December 1914 – 22 February 2005) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Shield was born in December 1914 at Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire. He was educated at Rugby School, before matriculating to Oriel College, Oxford.[1] A club cricketer for the Hampshire Hogs, he took 495 wickets for the club over a 20-year period.[2] His performances at club level bought him to the attention of Hampshire, with him making his first-class debut for the county against Essex at Southampton in the 1939 County Championship. He made three further appearances that season, against Somerset, Glamorgan and Sussex.[3] Although effective as a fast-medium bowler, he was unable to carry that through into first-class cricket, taking just 4 wickets at an average of 68.50, with best figures of 2 for 91.[4] The start of the Second World War in September 1939 bought the cricket season to a premature end. Shield served in the war, being commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Royal Artillery in October 1940 and ended the war as a temporary captain.[5] Following the war, he was made an MBE in January 1946.[6] Shield died at Petersfield in February 2005.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Oxford University Calendar. Vol. 2. Oxford University Press. 1937. p. 356.
  2. ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 2005". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Ian Shield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  4. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Ian Shield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  5. ^ "No. 34990". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 November 1940. p. 6543.
  6. ^ "No. 37433". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 January 1946. p. 496.
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