George Shaw (20 May 1839 – 17 August 1905) was an English cricketer who played two first-class cricket matches for Kent County Cricket Club in 1872, primarily as a fast bowler.
Shaw was born at Sutton-in-Ashfield in Nottinghamshire in 1839, a village known for producing a number of professional cricketers during the 19th century. He played a number of matches for local Nottinghamshire cricket teams against All England Elevens between 1866 and 1871. His two first-class appearances came for Kent in August 1872 against the Gentlemen of the MCC and Surrey.
He died at Loose near Maidstone in Kent in August 1905 aged 66.
References
- Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 485–486. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
- ^ George Shaw, CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- Lindley J (1907) History of Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire History. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- ^ George Shaw, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
External links
  | This biographical article related to an English cricket person born in the 1830s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |