Christopher Shaw (cricketer)

Christopher Shaw
Personal information
Full name
Christopher Shaw
Born (1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 30)
Hemsworth, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
RelationsJosh Shaw (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1984–1988Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 61 48
Runs scored 340 127
Batting average 10.96 12.70
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 31 26
Balls bowled 8,244 2,045
Wickets 123 58
Bowling average 33.34 24.06
5 wickets in innings 3 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6/64 5/41
Catches/stumpings 9/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 August 2026

Christopher Shaw (born 17 February 1964, Hemsworth, Yorkshire, England) is an English first-class cricketer, who played sixty one first-class games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1984 and 1988. He also played in 48 List A one day matches.

Shaw also appeared for the Yorkshire Second XI (1984–1991), Yorkshire Under-25s (1984–1988), National Association of Young Cricketers North (1981–1982), National Association of Young Cricketers (1981–1982), Yorkshire Cricket Association Under-19s (1983) and also for Yorkshire in non first-class matches (1986–1988).

A right arm fast medium bowler, Shaw took 123 wickets at 33.34, with a best of 6 for 64 against Lancashire in the Roses Match. He also took five wickets against both Kent and Northamptonshire. Batting right-handed, he scored 340 runs at 10.96, with a top score of 31 against Nottinghamshire. He also took nine catches.

He took 58 wickets in one day cricket, with a best analysis of 5 for 41 against Hampshire. He scored 127 runs at 12.7, with a highest score of 26 against Glamorgan. He took eight catches in the field.

References

  1. 1 2 Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 377. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.