Christopher Shaw
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Christopher Shaw is an English
English people
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 first-class cricket
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er, who played sixty one first-class games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
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 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
Lancashire County Cricket Club
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 in the Roses Match
Roses Match
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. He also took five wickets against both Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
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 and Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
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. Batting right-handed, he scored 340 runs at 10.96, with a top score of 31 against Nottinghamshire
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. He also took nine catches.

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

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