Jem Shaw
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James Coupe Shaw ((11 April 1836 - 7 March 1888) was an English professional cricket
er who played for Nottinghamshire
from 1865 to 1875 making 115 appearances. According to WG Grace, few bowlers had a better record.
Shaw was born at Sutton-in-Ashfield
, Nottinghamshire. He joined Nottinghamshire in 1865 and played every consecutive Notts game over a ten year period. He also made numerous appearances in representative teams such as the Players in the Gentlemen v Players
series, the North of England cricket team
and the All-England Eleven
. He played against W G Grace many times and had some successes, including twice dismissing him for nought in 1871. Grace said after the second of these that he "would pay particular attention to J C Shaw". In the next innings, Grace scored a double-century. Shaw's comment afterwards was famous for its ruefulness and it has often been quoted: "I puts the ball where I likes and he puts it where he likes".
Shaw was a left-arm round arm fast bowler and took 642 first class wickets at an average of 14.41 and a best performance of 9 for 86. WG Grace noted that he had a high-felivery that was sometimes difficult to play, and brought his arm from behind with a very quick action making it difficult to see. Shaw still has the best ever bowling figures for Nottinghamshire, taking 10 wickets for 20 runs in a match against an England XI in 1870 He was a right-hand batsman and played 176 innings in 115 matches with an average of 4.24 and a top score of 18 not out. Grace described him as a very poor bat who held the record in England for going in last man.
Shaw died at Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, at the age of 51.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
from 1865 to 1875 making 115 appearances. According to WG Grace, few bowlers had a better record.
Shaw was born at Sutton-in-Ashfield
Sutton-in-Ashfield
Sutton-in-Ashfield is a market town in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 43,000. It is situated four miles west of Mansfield, close to the Derbyshire border.-Geography:...
, Nottinghamshire. He joined Nottinghamshire in 1865 and played every consecutive Notts game over a ten year period. He also made numerous appearances in representative teams such as the Players in the Gentlemen v Players
Gentlemen v Players
The Gentlemen v Players game was a first-class cricket match that was generally played on an annual basis between one team consisting of amateurs and one of professionals . The first two games took place in 1806 but the fixture was not revived until 1819. It was more or less annual thereafter...
series, the North of England cricket team
North of England cricket team
The North of England appeared in first-class cricket between 1836 and 1961, most often in the showcase North v. South matches against the South of England although there were also games against touring teams, MCC and others....
and the All-England Eleven
All-England Eleven
In cricket, the term All-England has been used for various non-international teams that have been formed for short-term purposes since the 1739 English cricket season and it indicates that the "Rest of England" is playing against, say, MCC or an individual county team...
. He played against W G Grace many times and had some successes, including twice dismissing him for nought in 1871. Grace said after the second of these that he "would pay particular attention to J C Shaw". In the next innings, Grace scored a double-century. Shaw's comment afterwards was famous for its ruefulness and it has often been quoted: "I puts the ball where I likes and he puts it where he likes".
Shaw was a left-arm round arm fast bowler and took 642 first class wickets at an average of 14.41 and a best performance of 9 for 86. WG Grace noted that he had a high-felivery that was sometimes difficult to play, and brought his arm from behind with a very quick action making it difficult to see. Shaw still has the best ever bowling figures for Nottinghamshire, taking 10 wickets for 20 runs in a match against an England XI in 1870 He was a right-hand batsman and played 176 innings in 115 matches with an average of 4.24 and a top score of 18 not out. Grace described him as a very poor bat who held the record in England for going in last man.
Shaw died at Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, at the age of 51.