10 best players of all time from Hampshire

7 Derek Shackleton

Derek Shackleton

Right-arm medium pace bowler Derek Shackleton played for Hampshire for 21 years between 1948 and 1969 and during the course of his glittering first-class career, he became one of the county's greatest ever bowlers.

Shackleton remains the highest ever wicket-taker in the history of Hampshire's history with a remarkable tally of 2669 wickets over the course of 583 games and in addition to that, he recorded an outstanding average of 18.23.

Maintaining such an average over the course of such a long career is truly a stupendous achievement. It is hence, not a surprise that he had also been part of the County Championship winning team of 1963.