Alfred Shaw
Cricket Player
1842 – 1907
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Who was Alfred Shaw?
Alfred Shaw was an eminent 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. He who organised the first British Isles rugby tour to Australasia in 1888. 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.
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- Born
- Aug 29, 1842
Burton Joyce - Nationality
- England
- Died
- Jan 16, 1907
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on July 23, 2013
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