Adam Shantry
- Brian Shantry (father)
- Jack Shantry (brother)
Competition | FC | LA | T20 |
---|---|---|---|
Matches | 25 | 11 | 1 |
Runs scored | 345 | 48 | – |
Batting average | 16.42 | 16.00 | – |
100s/50s | 1/0 | 0/0 | – |
Top score | 100 | 19* | – |
Balls bowled | 3,378 | 360 | 12 |
Wickets | 78 | 12 | 0 |
Bowling average | 22.11 | 24.66 | – |
5 wickets in innings | 4 | 1 | – |
10 wickets in match | 1 | 0 | – |
Best bowling | 5/49 | 5/37 | – |
Catches/stumpings | 6/– | 6/– | 0/– |
Adam John Shantry (born 13 November 1982) is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler.
Shantry played for Shropshire as a youngster, joining Northamptonshire in 2003 and then moving to Warwickshire two years later. In 2007 he played two first-class matches for Warwickshire taking four wickets but he was released at the end of the season.[1] He subsequently signed a two-year deal with Glamorgan.[2] and scored his first ever 100 against Leicestershire on 6 August 2009 he also has a SC. He announced his retirement in August 2011, having failed to recover from a persistent knee injury.[3] In all he claimed 90 wickets in 32 first-class games at an average 24.60.
Born in Bristol, Shantry's father, Brian also played county cricket, for Gloucestershire.
Shantry is a devoted Bristol City fan and follows them around the country in the cricket off-season. Adam and his family live in Shrewsbury. In January 2017 he was promoted to the role of Cricket Professional at Shrewsbury School. His wife is a Maths teacher at the same school.
In September 2013, Shantry was part of a group who swam the English Channel in memory of former teammate Tom Maynard, who died in 2012. He hopes to raise £10,000 for the Tom Maynard Trust.[4]
References
- ^ "Oops… Looks like something went wrong! This page does not exist or has been moved". www.espncricinfo.com.
- ^ Shantry joins Glamorgan
- ^ "Injury forces Shantry into retirement". ESPNcricinfo. 6 August 2011.
- ^ Griffiths, Gareth (26 September 2013). "Adam Shantry braves cold to swim Channel in Tom Maynard's memory". walesonline.
External links
- Adam Shantry at ESPNcricinfo