Kevin George Shaw (born 30 April 1971) is a former English

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er. Shaw was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in

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. Shaw made his debut for

in the 1996 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Cambridgeshire. Shaw played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1996 to 2002, which has included 38

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appearances and 16 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his

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debut against Lincolnshire in the 1st round of the

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. He made 2 further List A appearances, against Northamptonshire in the 3rd round of the

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, and

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in the 1st round of the

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, which was held in 2002. In his 3 List A matches, he scored 34 runs, while with the ball, he took 3 wickets at a

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of 27.33, with best figures of 2/79. Shaw was appointed Master in charge of Cricket at South London independent school Dulwich College in January 2012, working alongside Former England International

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, who has been Head Coach there since 2001. In March 2013 it was announced that Shaw will leave Dulwich in London to become Director of Sport at their sister school in Singapore from August 2014.

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