Dennis Shaw (cricketer)

Dennis George Shaw (16 February 1931 – 5 April 2017) was an English cricketer. Shaw was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break googly. He was born at Salford, Lancashire.

Dennis Shaw

Personal information
Full name	Dennis George Shaw
Born	(1931-02-16)16 February 1931 Salford, Lancashire, England
Died	5 April 2017(2017-04-05) (aged 86)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg break googly
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1949	Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 17 Batting average 17.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 17 Balls bowled 204 Wickets 2 Bowling average 53.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 2/60 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 May 2012

Shaw made a single first-class appearance for Warwickshire against the Combined Services in 1949 at Edgbaston.[1] Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat, making 368/9 declared in their first-innings, with Shaw making 17 runs before he was dismissed by Robert Wilson. The Combined Services responded in their first-innings with 284 all out, with Shaw taking the wickets of Bill Greensmith and John Deighton to finish the innings with figures of 2/60 from 20 overs. In their second-innings, Shaw wasn't required to bat, with Warwickshire declaring their innings on 216/5. The Combined Services narrowly avoided defeat, reaching 192/9 in their second-innings, before the match was declared a draw. Shaw bowled 14 wicketless overs for the cost of 46 runs in the innings.[2] This was his only major appearance for Warwickshire.

He died on 5 April 2017, aged 86.[3][4]

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Dennis Shaw". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
2. "Warwickshire v Combined Services, 1949". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
3. Dennis Shaw
4. Booth, Lawrence (2018). Wisden Cricketer's Almanack. p. 235. ISBN 978-1472953544.

External links

• Dennis Shaw at ESPNcricinfo
• Dennis Shaw at CricketArchive