Gareth Shaw

{{short description|New Zealand cricketer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2013}} '''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.<ref name=ca>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10268/10268.html| title = Gareth Shaw| publisher = CricketArchive | accessdate = 2010-02-28}}</ref>

Shaw was born at Auckland in 1982 and educated at Saint Kentigern College in the city.<ref name=mc>McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 120. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. {{isbn|978 1 905138 98 2}} ([https://archive.acscricket.com/cricketers_series/new_zealand_cricketers_1863-64_2010/index.html Available online] at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2023-06-05.)</ref> Primarily playing as a right-arm medium-fast bowler,<ref name=ci>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/gareth-shaw-38416 Gareth Shaw], CricInfo. Retrieved 2023-12-30.</ref> he played age-group cricket for Auckland teams before making his senior representative debut for the team in January 2002.<ref name=ca/>

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.<ref name=ca/><ref>Pearce R (2006) [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket-wobbles-turn-into-shaw-thing/HTQ2GLPHYAMO66BGMYEFLOC6HE/ Cricket: Wobbles turn into Shaw thing], ''New Zealand Herald'', 2006-02-20. Retrieved 2023-12-30.</ref> He later returned to the Auckland team, playing nine Plunket Shield matches in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons.<ref name=ca/><ref>[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], Auckland Cricket, 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2023-12-30.</ref> His brother, Lance Shaw, played 38 senior matches for Auckland between 2005–06 and 2009–10.<ref name=mc/><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44324/44324.html Lance Shaw], CricketArchive. Retrieved 2023-12-30. {{subscription required}}</ref><ref>Apted A (2009) [http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/sport-archived2/2312174/Five-years-hard-work-paying-off Five years' hard work paying off], ''Stuff'', 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2023-12-30.</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw, Gareth}} Category:1982 births Category:New Zealand cricketers Category:Auckland cricketers Category:Otago cricketers Category:Living people Category:People educated at Saint Kentigern College Category:21st-century New Zealand sportsmen