Henry Shaw (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Henry Shaw (cricketer)

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 21-May-1854

Place of Birth: Mansfield, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Nov-1932

Profession: cricket umpire, cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Henry Shaw (cricketer)

  • Henry Shaw (21 May 1854 — 8 November 1932) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1875 and 1884. Shaw was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire and worked as a painter on the Midland Railway.
  • He was also cricket coach at Derby School.
  • He played a non qualifying match for Derbyshire in 1874 and made his first-class debut in the 1875 season against Kent, a win for Derbyshire in which he made his top score of 22.
  • He played two matches in the 1876 season and one in the 1877 season.
  • He played three matches in the 1878 season and umpired two first-class matches for Derbyshire.
  • In the 1879 season he umpired one first-class match and played two non status games.
  • In the 1880 season he played three first-class matches and achieved his best bowling performance of 5 for 34 against Sussex.
  • He also played three matches in the 1881 season.
  • At the time of the 1881 census he was running the New Inn public house in Stapenhill.After a break, he played one further match for Derbyshire in the 1884 season when he bowled 4 for 26 against Lancashire.
  • In 1887 he started playing for Staffordshire for whom he appeared regularly until 1892.
  • His name also appears in a match for Lincolnshire in 1890.
  • He umpired four minor county matches in 1901 and in 1902 he umpired a season of first-class matches.
  • Later he umpired one match in 1908 and another in 1919. Shaw was a right-handed batsman and played 25 innings in 14 first-class matches with an average of 6.72 and a top score of 22.
  • He was a right-arm roundarm medium pace bowler and took 10 first-class wickets and an average of 15.8 and a best performance of 5 for 34.Shaw died in Derby at the age of 78.

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