Norman Shortland      

Full name Norman Arthur Shortland

Born July 6, 1916, Coventry, Warwickshire

Died March 14, 1973, Finham, Warwickshire (aged 56 years 251 days)

Major teams Warwickshire

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
First-class 23 40 5 487 70 13.91 0 2 4 0
Bowling averages
Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
First-class 23 102 50 0 - - - 2.94 - 0 0 0
Career statistics
First-class span 1938-1950
Profile

Wisden obituary
Norman Arthur Shortland, who died suddenly on March 14, aged 56, played for Warwickshire in 1938 and 1939 as a professional and reappeared after the war as an amateur, playing occasionally until 1950. A right-handed batsman, he scored 487 runs at an average of 1391 for the county; he was also an occasional medium-paced bowler.
Robert Brooke, The Cricketer, June 1973

Country Fixtures Country Results
Leics v Glamorgan at Leicester - May 21-24
Glamorgan 442/9d Leics 142 & 133/1 (f/o)
Durham v Middlesex at Chester-le-Street - May 22-25
Durham 259 & 37/0 Middlesex 196
Essex v Kent at Chelmsford - May 22-25
Essex 212 Kent 214/5
Sussex v Somerset at Horsham - May 22-23
Sussex won by an innings and 116 runs
Worcs v Gloucs at Worcester - May 22-25
Gloucs 234 Worcs 302/3
Hampshire v Lancashire at Southampton - May 23-26
Lancashire 252/9
Group A: Warwickshire v Notts at Birmingham - May 23
Notts won by 7 wickets (with 9 balls remaining) (D/L method)
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