Alfred Shaw
English cricketer and rugby footballer (1842-1907) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alfred Shaw (29 August 1842 – 16 January 1907) was a Victorian cricketer and rugby footballer, who bowled the first ball in Test cricket and was the first to take five wickets in a Test innings (5/35).[1] He made two trips to North America and four to Australia, captaining the English cricket team in four Test matches on the all-professional tour of Australia in 1881/82, where his side lost and drew two each. He was also, along with James Lillywhite and Arthur Shrewsbury, co-promoter of the tour. He also organised the first British Isles rugby tour to Australasia in 1888.
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Full name | Alfred Shaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1842-08-29)29 August 1842 Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 16 January 1907(1907-01-16) (aged 64) Gedling, Nottinghamshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm slow-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 9) | 15 March 1877 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 14 March 1882 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1864–1897 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1865–1881 | MCC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1894–1895 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 21 September 2008 |
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