never played for England again. He was the leading first-class wicket-taker every year from 1962 to 1965, and although limited-overs cricket showed his bowling could be hit, Shackleton remained very economical up until his retirement from first-class cricket at the end of 1968 – still among the top ten wicket-takers in the country. He played a few limited-overs games in 1969 and 1970, and played for Dorset for a number of years after this, showing he still retained his skill in the 1973 Gillette Cup. As of 2007, he has the seventh-highest tally of first-class wickets, behind Rhodes, Tich Freeman, Charlie Parker, Jack Hearne, Tom Goddard and Alec Kennedy. Shackleton has the most first-class wickets of any player who played his whole career after the World War II. He was also economical, with 35% of his overs being maidens, and conceding an average of only two runs per over. Bowling style He bowled mostly in-swingers, with the occasional out-swinger, both moving late, with a classical high and smooth sideways-on action. He could also move the ball off the seam, with a leg cutter, a yorker, and off-spinning slower ball. All were metronomically accurate – if the batsman missed, Shackleton would hit the stumps. Indeed, nearly half of his wickets were bowled or LBW. And he could bowl all day, off a 12-pace run. He was described by John Arlott as "shrewd, varied, and utterly accurate, beating down as unremittingly as February rain", and "the modern master of bowling in English conditions". Personal life Shackleton married his wife, Kathy, in 1951. She also hailed from his home town, Todmorden. They had a son, Julian Shackleton, who played cricket for Gloucestershire, and a daughter. After retiring from first-class cricket, Shackleton lived at Ferndown and was coach and groundsman at Canford School in Dorset. He also umpired several first-class matches from 1979 to 1982. He finally retired in 1990. He became an honorary member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1994. He died in Canford Magna, Dorset in September 2007 at the age of 83, survived by his two children, his wife having predeceased him. References External links Profile from CricketArchive First-class bowling from CricketArchive Derek Shackleton dies aged 83, Cricinfo, 28 September 2007 Hampshire mourn legend Shackleton, BBC Sport, 28 September 2007 Obituary, The Times, 1 October 2007 Obituary, The Daily Telegraph, 29 September 2007 Obituary, The Independent, 2 October 2007