Robert Shaw (Royal Navy officer)

Robert Shaw
Personal information
Full name
Robert John Shaw
Born(1900-02-10)10 February 1900
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Died5 August 1995(1995-08-05) (aged 95)
Hindhead, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleOccasional wicket-keeper
RelationsEdward Shaw, Sr. (father)
Edward Shaw, Jr. (brother)
Brian Boobbyer (nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1933Oxfordshire
19311937Combined Services
19261928Royal Navy
1923Buckinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 531
Batting average 40.84
100s/50s 1/2
Top score 119
Balls bowled 12
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 4/
Source: Cricinfo, 2 September 2011

Captain Robert John Shaw MBE (10 February 1900 5 August 1995) was an English Royal Navy officer and cricketer. As a cricketer, he played as a right-handed batsman who fielded occasionally as a wicket-keeper. The son of Edward Domett Shaw, the first Bishop of Buckingham, and Agnes Shaw, was born at High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.