John Shadwell

John Robert Shadwell (April 1919 – 25 April 1942) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

John Shadwell

Personal information
Full name	John Robert Shadwell
Born	April 1919 Stockbridge, Hampshire, England
Died	25 April 1942 (aged 23) Sagar, Central Provinces and Berar, British India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1941	Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 2 Batting average 1.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 1 Catches/stumpings 0/0
Source: Cricinfo, 6 August 2020

Born in Hampshire in April 1919, Shadwell was the son of Frederick Charles and Elsie May Shadwell.[1] After attending Royal Military College Sandhurst as an officer cadet, he was commissioned on 24 January 1940 as a second lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, which at that time was stationed in Madras for coastal defence duties as a result of the outbreak of the Second World War.[1][2]

Shadwell appeared in one first-class Madras Presidency match for Europeans against Indians at the Madras Cricket Club Ground on 12 January 1941.[3] He scored 2 runs but was dismissed both innings.[4] On 25 April 1942, Captain Shadwell died of illness at Sagar and was buried at Kirkee War Cemetery, Pune.[1][5]

References

1. McCrery, Nigel (2017). The Coming Storm: Test and First-Class Cricketers Killed in World War Two. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. pp. 184–187. ISBN 978 1 52670 695 9.
2. "No. 34777". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 January 1940. p. 454.
3. "First-Class Matches played by John Shadwell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
4. "Europeans v Indians in 1940/41". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
5. "Casualty Details: John Robert Shadwell". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 6 August 2020.