George Shaw (cricketer, born 1931), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Shaw (cricketer, born 1931)

Welsh cricketer

Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1931

Place of Birth: Treharris, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-Aug-1984

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Wales

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

George Bernard Shaw (24 October 1931 – 2 August 1984) was a Welsh cricketer.
Shaw was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break.
He was born in Treharris, Glamorgan. Shaw made his first-class debut for Glamorgan against the Combined Services in 1951.
He made 15 further first-class appearances for Glamorgan, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1955 County Championship.
A bowler, Shaw took 26 wickets for Glamorgan, at an average of 27.15, with best figures of 5/38.
These figures came in his second first-class match against the Combined Services in 1952, a match in which he also took his other five wicket haul of 5/67, to give him match figures of 10/105.
Typically though, he found it harder against county professionals.He emigrated to Australia in 1978, where six years later he was killed in a car crash outside Port Pirie, South Australia, on 2 August 1984.