Shaun Birbeck (born 26 July 1972) is a former English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Durham. Birbeck's first-class career began in 1994, having represented the team in the Second XI Championship the previous year.
Birbeck made his first-class debut in a University match in 1994, which Durham won by a comfortable margin following a considerable rain delay. He scored six runs from a grinding 46-ball spell, in mostly appalling weather conditions.
Birbeck made his County Championship debut just over a year later, playing for the first time in the 1995 tournament, in an innings defeat against Surrey which saw the opponents win by an innings margin thanks to centuries from Alec Stewart and Mark Butcher. Birbeck made three further appearances in the County Championship in the 1995 season, and while Durham finished second-bottom in the County Championship that season, Birbeck made just one further appearance in the competition, in the following season.
Birbeck appeared three times in the NatWest Trophy in each of the 1999 and 2000 seasons. In 2006, Birbeck made nineteen appearances for Hetton Lyons in the Northern Rock North East Premier League, his first cricketing appearances since the 2000 NatWest Trophy competition.
Birbeck was a lower-order batsman and an occasional bowler, with one half-century in both first-class and one-day cricket to his name.
External links
Shaun Birbeck at CricketArchive (subscription required)
Related Research Articles
Colin John Tunnicliffe is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1973 and 1983.
Samuel "Uel" Graham is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm pretty slow medium pace bowler, he played 2 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1992 and 1997, including two first-class matches, both of which were against Scotland, and ten List A matches.
Jason Searle was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who played for Durham and Wiltshire.
Ian Smith is a former English cricketer. Born in Shotley Bridge, County Durham, he was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Glamorgan and Durham.
Daren Joseph Foster played first-class and List A cricket for Somerset and Glamorgan between 1986 and 1993. He was born in Tottenham, London.
Simon David Myles is a former English - Hong Kong cricketer who played for Hong Kong. Myles was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
Mathew Dimond is a former English cricketer who made played for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1994 and 1997. Early in his career, he toured the West Indies with the England Under-19 cricket team, playing three Tests and one One Day International at Under-19 level.
Mark Ian Humphries is a former English cricketer. Humphries was a left-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Highley, Shropshire.
David Follett is a former English cricketer. Follett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.
Robert Paul Gofton is a former English cricketer. Gofton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Scarborough, Yorkshire.
David Jonathan Peter Boden is a former English cricketer. Boden was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Eccleshall, Staffordshire.
Keith Robert Maguire is a former English cricketer. Maguire was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Marston Green, Warwickshire.
Mark Roger Gouldstone is a former English cricketer. Gouldstone was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire.
Russell John Evans was an English cricketer and umpire. Evans was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Calverton, Nottinghamshire.
David William Varey is a former English cricketer. Varey was a right-handed batsman who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Darlington, County Durham.
James Frederick Sykes is a former English cricketer. Sykes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Shoreditch, London and educated at Bow Comprehensive.
David Barrington Pennett is a former English cricketer. Pennett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Leeds, Yorkshire.
Anthony John Murphy is a former English cricketer. Murphy was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born at Withington, Lancashire.
Peter Anthony William Heseltine is a former English cricketer. Heseltine was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Barnsley, Yorkshire.
Darren James Shadford is a former English cricketer. Shadford is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
