Bill Shipman

William Bill Shipman was an English cricketer who played over 100 firstclass matches for Leicestershire. A rightarm fast bowler, he took 366 wickets during his 13year career, at an average of 27.21. Shipman was a lowerorder batsman and scored a total of 2,474 runs, with an average score of 14.30. Shipman played 110 of his 111 matches for Leicestershire between 1908 and 1914, but returned to make a single appearance for the county in the summer of 1921.

Shipman was born in the village of Ratby, Leicestershire onMarch 1886. He was one of three brothers who played cricket for Leicestershire Alan Shipman played almost 400 matches for the county, while Albert Shipman appeared in seven matches for the second XI during the 1914 season. He died in Ratby onAugust 1943, at the age of 57.

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