Herbert Shutt (3 September 1879 – 19 November 1922) was an English first-class cricketer.

Herbert Shutt
Personal information
Full name
Herbert Shutt
Born3 September 1879
Ardwick, Lancashire, England
Died19 November 1922(1922-11-19) (aged 43)
Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1906Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 7
Batting average 3.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 6
Balls bowled 647
Wickets 8
Bowling average 28.87
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/29
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 February 2010

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]

References

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  1. ^ Death of a Cumberland County Cricketer. Lancashire Evening Post. 21 November 1922. p. 6
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Herbert Shutt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  3. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Herbert Shutt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  4. ^ Heywood Cricket Club. Heywood Advertiser. 16 October 1908. p. 3
  5. ^ "Miscellaneous Matches played by Herbert Shutt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  6. ^ Cricket to the last. Lancashire Evening Post. 25 November 1922. p. 4
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