Jem Shaw, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English cricketer
Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1836
Place of Birth: Sutton in Ashfield, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 07-Mar-1888
Profession: cricketer
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Jem Shaw
- James Coupe (Jem) Shaw (11 April 1836 – 7 March 1888) was an English professional cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire from 1865 to 1875 making 115 appearances.
- According to WG Grace, few bowlers had a better record. Shaw was born at Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
- He joined Nottinghamshire in 1865 and played every consecutive Notts game over a ten-year period.
- He also made numerous appearances in representative teams such as the Players in the Gentlemen v Players series, the North of England cricket team and the All-England Eleven.
- He played against W G Grace many times and had some successes, including twice dismissing him for nought in 1871.
- Grace said after the second of these that he "would pay particular attention to J C Shaw".
- In the next innings, Grace scored a double-century.
- Shaw's comment afterwards was famous for its ruefulness and it has often been quoted: "I puts the ball where I likes and he puts it where he likes".Shaw was a left-arm round arm fast bowler and took 642 first-class wickets at an average of 14.41 and a best performance of 9 for 86.
- WG Grace noted that he had a high-delivery that was sometimes difficult to play, and brought his arm from behind with a very quick action making it difficult to see.
- Shaw still has the best ever bowling figures for Nottinghamshire, taking 10 wickets for 20 runs in a match against an England XI in 1870 He was a right-hand batsman and played 176 innings in 115 matches with an average of 4.24 and a top score of 18 not out.
- Grace described him as a very poor bat – in fact Shaw did not reach double figures until his seventy-second first-class innings, setting a record since equalled only by Eric Hollies for consecutive single-figure innings.
- Indeed, for Nottinghamshire Shaw reached double figures only once in 109 visits to the crease. Shaw died at Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, at the age of 51.
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