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| Full name | Herbert Shutt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 September 1879 Ardwick, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 November 1922 (aged 43) Whitehaven, Cumberland, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1906 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 February 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Herbert Shutt (3 September 1879 – 19 November 1922) was an English first-class cricketer.
Shutt was born in September 1879 at Ardwick, Lancashire. For many years he was a club cricketer in Southern England at Aldershot,[1] with Shutt being selected to play for Hampshire in the 1906 season. He made four first-class appearances during that season, debuting against the touring West Indians and making a further three appearances in the County Championship.[2] Playing as a left-arm fast bowler, he took 8 wickets in his four matches at an average of 28.87, with best figures of 4 for 29.[3] He later returned to the North-West, where he was engaged by Heywood Cricket Club as their professional in 1908.[4] Shutt played minor matches for Cumberland from 1910 to 1914, with a final minor appearance coming in July 1922;[5] he died five months later at Whitehaven on 19 November 1922, with his final words reportedly being "the last ball of the over".[6]