Paul Frank Shaw (born 28 July 1967) is a former English
cricket
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er. Shaw was a left-handed
batsman
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who bowled right-arm
medium pace
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. He was born in
Burton upon Trent
Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. In 2011, it had a population of 72,299. The ...
,
Staffordshire.
Shaw made his debut for
Staffordshire in the 1992
Minor Counties Championship against
Northumberland
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It is bordered by land ...
. Shaw played
Minor counties
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cricket for Staffordshire from 1992 to 2004, which included 64 Minor Counties Championship matches and 21
MCCA Knockout Trophy
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matches. In 1993, he made his
List A debut against
Hampshire
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in the
NatWest Trophy
The Friends Provident Trophy was a one-day cricket competition in the United Kingdom.
It was one of the four tournaments in which the eighteen first-class counties competed each season. They were joined by teams from Scotland and Ireland. La ...
. He made 11 further appearances in List A cricket, the last coming against
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...
in the
2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 12 List A matches, he scored 310 runs at an
average
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of 28.18, scoring 2
half centuries and making his highest score of 62 against
Hertfordshire in the
2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.
In 2020, Shaw was appointed as Head Coach of the new women's side
North West Thunder
North West Thunder, commonly referred to as Thunder, are a women's cricket team that represent Lancashire and North West England, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They play their home matches at various grounds, i ...
, having previously worked in various roles at the
ECB, including
England Women's Academy Head Coach and Head of Performance. He was appointed as Head Coach of
Manchester Originals' women's side for the inaugural season of
The Hundred in 2021, as well simultaneously becoming Head Coach of
Lancashire Women.
References
External links
Paul Shawat
ESPNcricinfo
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1967 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Burton upon Trent
English cricketers
Staffordshire cricketers
Cricketers from Staffordshire