Nicki Shaw

Nicky Shaw

Personal information

Full name

Nicola Jayne Shaw

Born

30 December 1981 (age 35)
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England

Batting style

Right-handed

Bowling style

Right-arm fast-medium

International information

National side

England

Test debut (cap 132)

24 June 2001 v Australia

Last Test

10 July 2009 v Australia

ODI debut (cap 86)

19 July 1999 v Netherlands

Last ODI

1 March 2010 v India

Career statistics

Competition	WTest	WODI	WT20I
Matches	5	70	22
Runs scored	48	353	83
Batting average	6.85	9.54	11.85
100s/50s	0/0	0/0	0/0
Top score	27	35	12*
Balls bowled	795	2,394	456
Wickets	11	46	19
Bowling average	32.45	29.41	22.78
5 wickets in innings	0	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	n/a
Best bowling	3/67	4/34	3/17
Catches/stumpings	1/–	15/–	5/–

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 April 2012

Nicola Jayne Shaw (commonly either Nicky Shaw or Nicki Shaw, born 30 December 1981) is an English cricketer and former member of the England women's cricket team. She played for England from 1999 until 2010, making 97 international appearances. She was named as player of the match when England beat New Zealand in the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup Final, taking a career-best four wickets for 34 runs. She retired from international cricket in 2010, ahead of a move to Australia, where she currently plays in the National Cricket League for the Western Fury.

Shaw was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire on 30 December 1981. She gained a degree in Criminology and Social Policy at Loughborough University. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, she made her debut in the Women's County Championship in 1998, appearing for the East Midlands She was part of the East Midlands team that won the County Championship in 1999. Her international debut came the following summer, in the 1999 Women's European Championship. Facing the Netherlands, Shaw claimed one wicket and was not required to bat in a large win for England. Domestically, she played for Nottinghamshire from 2000 until 2007, and moved to Surrey in 2008, where she assumed the county captaincy. She scored her highest total in county crickey for Surrey, striking 118 runs off 133 balls against Berkshire in 2009. Her best bowling performance occurred during her time with Nottinghamshire, facing Surrey. From ten overs, Shaw claimed four wickets and conceded just 17 runs: one of only three four-wicket hauls in her career.

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