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Henry Shipley
- Age
- 30y 186d
- Bats
- Right-hand
- Bowls
- Right-arm fast
- From
- Darfield
- Age
- 30y 186d
- Bats
- Right-hand
- Bowls
- Right-arm fast
- From
- Darfield
Shipley is a young cricketer who has recently broken into the Canterbury team. His main role is as a right-arm pace bowler, and he can also contribute some runs when batting in the lower order. Speed is the quality that sets his game apart.
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His route into the senior side came through the Canterbury A team, where a number of impressive displays earned him promotion. By the age of 22 he had already reached the main side, a notable step for a player at that stage of his development. So far in first-class cricket he has collected 16 wickets.
Cricket runs in the family. His father also played the game and was involved with the same set-up, but he never got the opportunity to turn out for the club in a first-class match. Having a cricketing parent can bring extra scrutiny and comparison for a young player, and Shipley has had to carve out his own place while carrying that family connection.
