George Shingler (15 May 1882 – 5 May 1946) was an English

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er. Shingler was a right-handed

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whose

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style is unknown. He was born in

Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a popula ...

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warw ...

. Shingler made his first-class debut for

against

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in the 1920 County Championship at Aylestone Road, Leicester. He made three further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against

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in the 1921 County Championship. In his four first-class matches, he scored a total of 76 runs at an

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of 9.50, with a high score of 26. He died at

Queniborough Queniborough is an English village in the county of Leicestershire 2.5 miles (4 km) north-east of the town of Syston and of 7.5 miles (12 km) north-east of the city of Leicester. Its 972 properties housed 1,878 registered electors in ...

, Leicestershire on 5 May 1946.

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George Shingler
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