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photographs of him were taken so late in his cricketing life. A man of droopy aspect, bushed eyes, some classically
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should be made by whitewash and this was gradually adopted through the 1870s. The origin of creases is uncertain, but they were in use at the beginning of the 18th century when they were created by scratching, the popping crease being 46 inches in front of the wicket at each end of the pitch. In the
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in 1873/74 because the professionals in the squad were to be afforded only second-class facilities. In 1881, he led a strike of Notts professionals, demanding a formal contract of employment to guarantee an automatic benefit at the end of an agreed playing period. The high-handed
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Christian name was used more frequently than his initials. Standing only 5'6½" tall, he put on copious weight near the end of his career, when his naturally corpulent build was dramatically accentuated. It is unfortunate, therefore, that most
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kept his hands in his pockets and fielded the ball with his feet), Shaw bowled 100.1 five-ball overs as his former team accrued a gargantuan 726. He finally retired again two matches later, when Sussex drew against
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2344:W.H. Thomas
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986:C. A. Smith
972:1888–1896;
848:Tom Kendall
779:Alfred Shaw
773:Alfred Shaw
697:18 December
566:rugby union
548:Allan Steel
544:Tom Kendall
514:first-class
467:first-class
419:Alfred Shaw
260:Runs scored
243:First-class
234:Competition
54:Alfred Shaw
30:Alfred Shaw
2545:Categories
2483:Blackheath
2394:John Smith
2388:Hawick RFC
2378:Hawick RFC
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2159:Lillywhite
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1161:Stanyforth
1142:A. W. Carr
1122:F. T. Mann
1094:1921; 1924
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902:Lillywhite
810:1883–1886
610:References
431:captaining
66:1842-08-29
2435:A.G. Paul
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2184:Greenwood
2174:Charlwood
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781: at
721:BBC Books
552:The Ashes
499:Ted Peate
423:cricketer
383:stumpings
295:Top score
211:1894–1895
201:1865–1881
190:1864–1897
166:Australia
161:Last Test
155:Australia
103:, England
80:, England
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2338:Dewsbury
2272:Forwards
2169:Armitage
2028:McKibbin
2022:McKibbin
1992:Phillips
1887:Cosstick
1869:Cosstick
1863:Cosstick
1845:Cosstick
1826:Lawrence
1814:Cosstick
1767:McDowall
1623:Flintoff
1579:Atherton
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1445:Brearley
1390:Graveney
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1271:Cranston
1180:; 1929:
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1036:MacLaren
1007:Stoddart
823:Records
751:(1962).
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598:See also
486:WG Grace
437:in four
404:Source:
381:Catches/
284:100s/50s
2528:A. Shaw
2493:Swinton
2473:Salford
2449:Runcorn
2439:Swinton
2408:Halifax
2368:Douglas
2358:Salford
2328:Salford
2318:Swinton
2308:Salford
2298:Bramley
2283:Swinton
1986:Trumble
1851:Gregory
1820:Bennett
1776:Elliott
1696:Italics
1635:Strauss
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1567:Stewart
1559:1992/93
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1515:Gatting
1484:1983/84
1456:Boycott
1452:1977/78
1419:Denness
1262:Yardley
1258:1946/47
1251:Hammond
1226:Walters
1217:Jardine
1178:1928/29
1170:Stevens
1153:Chapman
1098:Douglas
1052:Jackson
1032:1897/98
1016:O'Brien
742:Sources
633:31 July
536:stumped
517:innings
510:wickets
478:creases
465:Shaw's
321:Wickets
315:101,967
249:Matches
137:England
117:Bowling
109:Batting
97:Gedling
2513:Hawick
2463:Durham
2429:Batley
2219:Ulyett
2179:Emmett
2016:Giffen
2010:Turner
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1998:Giffen
1980:Ferris
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1968:Turner
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1920:Emmett
1896:Coates
1841:Conway
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1488:Willis
1468:Botham
1428:Edrich
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1358:Dexter
1324:1954:
1317:Hutton
1299:Howard
1243:Robins
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1136:1926;
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1104:1912:
1060:Foster
1058:1907:
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995:Bowden
952:1886;
930:Hornby
924:1882;
910:Harris
727:
677:, p62.
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576:umpire
457:Career
309:bowled
215:Sussex
2523:Coach
2418:Backs
2199:Selby
2046:Noble
2040:Jones
2034:Jones
1932:Evans
1914:Evans
1902:Evans
1881:Allan
1857:Wills
1832:Grace
1808:Wills
1798:Wills
1792:Wills
1786:Wills
1758:Henty
1542:Gooch
1503:Gower
1437:Greig
1407:Lewis
1381:Close
1291:Brown
1235:Allen
1209:Wyatt
1182:White
1078:Jones
1025:Hawke
978:Grace
958:Steel
938:Bligh
525:overs
390:368/–
376:10/73
341:12.13
338:23.75
328:2,027
312:1,096
307:Balls
279:12.44
276:10.09
266:6,585
181:Years
2530:and
2461:), (
2288:(c.)
2209:Shaw
2194:Jupp
2189:Hill
1956:Peel
1908:Shaw
1875:Reid
1682:Pope
1669:2020
1662:Root
1654:Cook
1650:2010
1631:2007
1575:2001
1551:Lamb
1538:1988
1511:1988
1499:1986
1495:1982
1464:1981
1415:1975
1377:1966
1366:1966
1149:1926
1138:1929
1069:Fane
1003:1893
974:1899
966:Read
954:1888
926:1884
918:Shaw
725:ISBN
699:2011
671:ISBN
635:2018
445:and
433:the
373:5/38
290:0/12
238:Test
184:Team
86:Died
60:Born
2481:, (
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1106:Fry
387:4/–
354:177
287:0/0
263:111
255:404
205:MCC
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