Career
Shantry played for Shropshire Under-17s as early as July 2004,scoring 64 at the top of the order against Yorkshire Under-17s. [1] He made several further appearances for Shropshire Under-17s,and also played for Shrewsbury Cricket Club,appearing in the Cockspur Cup and making an appearance against Kidderminster Victoria in the Birmingham and District Premier League. [2]
In 2007 and 2008,Shantry progressed to a mixture of senior cricket at minor counties level with Shropshire County Cricket Club and Second XI cricket for Worcestershire. He took 7/34 for Worcestershire Second XI against Leicestershire II in June 2008, [3] and scored 88 for Shropshire against Wales Minor Counties in August of the same year. [4] Between these two feats,in July,he had appeared for Shropshire in the final of the Resource Bank Twenty20 Cup,which they lost to a star-studded Lashings World XI side despite Shantry's 3/11. [5]
Shantry made his senior debut for Worcestershire in a Pro40 match against Essex at Colchester on 23 August 2009,taking the wicket of Ravi Bopara and not batting. [6] Two days later,he made his maiden appearance in first-class cricket when he was selected for Worcestershire's County Championship clash with Nottinghamshire at New Road. In a drawn game,Shantry claimed the wickets of Bilal Shafayat and Mark Ealham,but was lbw for nought in his only innings. [7] He retained his place in the side in both one-day and four-day cricket,and so his club cricket appearances,now for Walsall,became less frequent. [2]
Shantry pressed his claims for a regular place in the side in his first game of the 2010 season,a non-first-class warm-up match against Bradford/Leeds UCCE. He claimed 5–18 in the first innings,and opened the bowling in the second innings,taking a wicket with the first ball of the innings and finishing with 7–47,to complete a match haul of 12 wickets for 65. Worcestershire went on to win the game. [8]
In September 2014,he scored his maiden first-class century (and took ten wickets in a first-class match for the first time) in a victory over Surrey that guaranteed Worcestershire promotion to Division 1. [9]
In June 2018,Shantry announced his retirement from all cricket with immediate effect,due to ongoing back injuries. In 2022,Shantry became an umpire. [10]
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