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Dennis Shaw

1931 – 2017

English cricketer

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Lived 1931 – 2017 (aged 86). Dennis Shaw was a British 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.

Shaw made a single first-class appearance for Warwickshire against the Combined Services in 1949 at Edgbaston. 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. This was his only major appearance for Warwickshire.

He died on 5 April 2017, aged 86.

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Who was Dennis Shaw?

English cricketer (1931-2017)

When was Dennis Shaw born?

Dennis Shaw was born on 16 February 1931 in Salford.

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Dennis Shaw died on 2 May 2017.

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Dennis Shaw was a cricketer.

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Dennis Shaw was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dennis Shaw

· Wikidata: Q5258948

· DBpedia: Dennis Shaw (cricketer)

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