William Robert de la Cour Shirley (13 October 1900 – 23 April 1970) was an English cricketer and a colonial police officer in British Nigeria.
Forced to follow-on, Hampshire made 521, with Shirley contributing 30 runs before he was dismissed by John Fox.
[5][2] Shirley appeared eleven times for Hampshire in 1922,[4] recording his highest score during this season with 90 against Glamorgan at Southampton.
[4] His last season of first-class cricket came after he had graduated from Cambridge in 1924, with Shirley making four appearances for Hampshire in the 1925 County Championship.
[11] While serving in British Nigeria, he played minor cricket matches for the European Nigerians.