Harold Arthur Edward Shillinglaw (2 December 1927 – 15 April 2016) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Harold Shillinglaw | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 15 April 2016 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Melbourne | ||
| Original team(s) | Collingwood Tech | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1945–1951 | Fitzroy | 63 (19) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Shillinglaw was brought up in Fitzroy and made his debut for their football club in the 1945 VFL season. The Collingwood Tech recruit ended up playing 63 games over seven seasons with Fitzroy.
He also had a brief first-class cricket career, playing three matches for Victoria between 1949–50 and 1953–54, taking 8 wickets at 20.25 with his right-arm medium pace bowling and scoring 88 runs at 17.60.
Shillinglaw played 157 first eleven games of Melbourne District Cricket for Fitzroy Cricket Club between 1943 and 1960.[1]
Shillinglaw also played for Fitzroy in the Melbourne Major Baseball LEague in 1956. On 16 June 1956 he was noted to hit a home run in a tied game against Prahan.[2]
Links
edit- Harold Shillinglaw's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- List of Victoria first-class cricketers
- Cricinfo profile
- Harold Shillinglaw at CricketArchive (subscription required)
References
edit- ^ "Melbourne Premier Cricket Player Register". Victoria Premier Cricket. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ The Australian Baseballers News, 21 June 1956