Gareth Shaw Explained

Gareth Simon Shaw (born 14 February 1982) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played for the New Zealand national under-19 cricket team in the 2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2000 and later played first-class and List A cricket for Auckland and Otago.[1]

Shaw was born at Auckland in 1982 and educated at Saint Kentigern College in the city.[2] Primarily playing as a right-arm medium-fast bowler,[3] he played age-group cricket for Auckland sides before making his senior representative debut for the team in January 2002.[1]

After four seasons playing for Auckland, Shaw moved to Otago for a single season in 2005–06, seeking more opportunities to play after having made only 15 appearances for Auckland.[1] [4] He later returned to the Auckland side, playing nine Plunket Shield matches in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons.[1] [5] His brother, Lance Shaw, played 38 senior matches for Auckland between 2005–06 and 2009–10.[2] [6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gareth Shaw. CricketArchive . 2010-02-28.
  2. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 120. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2023-06-05.)
  3. https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/gareth-shaw-38416 Gareth Shaw
  4. Pearce R (2006) Cricket: Wobbles turn into Shaw thing, New Zealand Herald, 2006-02-20. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  5. https://www.infonews.co.nz/news.cfm?id=65059 Papatoetoe seamer Gareth Shaw comes back into the Auckland Aces Squad to take on the Wellington Firebirds at Colin Maiden Park this coming Monday
  6. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44324/44324.html Lance Shaw
  7. Apted A (2009) Five years' hard work paying off, Stuff, 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2023-12-30.