Darren James Shadford (born 4 March 1975) is a former English cricketer. Shadford is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester. Shadford made his debut for Lancashire in a List A match against Gloucestershire in the . He made two further appearances in that season's competition, against Nottinghamshire and Durham. He made his first-class debut the following season against Essex in the County Championship, with Shadford making a further first-class appearance in 1995 against Surrey. He didn't appear for Lancashire in 1996, but did feature for the county in 1997, making eight first-class and eight List A appearances. However, in 1998 he made just a single first-class appearance against Essex in the County Championship, as well as making