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'''Frederick Roland Studdert Shaw''' {{postnominal|MC}} (29 February 1892 – 2 December 1935) was an Irish first-class [[cricket]]er and [[British Army]] officer. | '''Frederick Roland Studdert Shaw''' {{postnominal|MC}} (29 February 1892 – 2 December 1935) was an Irish first-class [[cricket]]er and [[British Army]] officer. | ||
Shaw was born at [[Dublin]] in February 1892, and was educated in England at [[Archbishop Holgate's School]].<ref name="CE">{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/IRELAND/PLAYERS/292/index.shtml |title=Player profile: Frederick Roland Studdert Shaw |publisher=CricketEurope |accessdate=5 November | Shaw was born at [[Dublin]] in February 1892, and was educated in England at [[Archbishop Holgate's School]].<ref name="CE">{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/IRELAND/PLAYERS/292/index.shtml |title=Player profile: Frederick Roland Studdert Shaw |publisher=CricketEurope |accessdate=5 November 2018}}</ref> After completing his education in England, he returned to Dublin in 1909 to study medicine at [[Trinity College, Dublin|Trinity College]].<ref name="CE"/> Playing club cricket for [[Dublin University Cricket Club]],<ref name="CE"/> Shaw made his debut in [[first-class cricket]] for [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]] against [[Scotland cricket team|Scotland]] at [[Raeburn Place|Edinburgh]] in 1912.<ref name="FCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14543/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Frederick Shaw |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=5 November 2018}}</ref> He played in the same fixture at [[Observatory Lane|Dublin]] in 1914,<ref name="FCM"/> scoring 65 in Ireland's first-innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9367.html |title=Ireland v Scotland, 1914 |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=5 November 2018}}</ref> | ||
He graduated from Trinity College in 1914,<ref name="CE"/> serving in [[World War I]] with the [[British Army]].<ref name="CE"/> He enlisted with the [[Royal Army Medical Corps]] in August 1914, with the rank of [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] (on probation),<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28894|date=8 September 1914|page=7097}}</ref> gaining the rank permanently in August of the following year.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=29272|date=20 August 1915|page=8381|supplement=y}}</ref> He was promoted to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in January 1916.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=29459|date=1 February 1916|page=1327|supplement=y}}</ref> Shaw was awarded the [[Military Cross]] in January 1917.<ref>{{Edinburgh Gazette |issue=13033|date=1 January 1917|page=40}}</ref> At wars end, he held the rank of acting [[Major (British Army and Royal Marines)|major]], but relinquished this rank in June 1919,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=31423|date=27 June 1919|page=8174}}</ref> whereby he retained the rank of captain. | He graduated from Trinity College in 1914,<ref name="CE"/> serving in [[World War I]] with the [[British Army]].<ref name="CE"/> He enlisted with the [[Royal Army Medical Corps]] in August 1914, with the rank of [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] (on probation),<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28894|date=8 September 1914|page=7097}}</ref> gaining the rank permanently in August of the following year.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=29272|date=20 August 1915|page=8381|supplement=y}}</ref> He was promoted to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in January 1916.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=29459|date=1 February 1916|page=1327|supplement=y}}</ref> Shaw was awarded the [[Military Cross]] in January 1917.<ref>{{Edinburgh Gazette |issue=13033|date=1 January 1917|page=40}}</ref> At wars end, he held the rank of acting [[Major (British Army and Royal Marines)|major]], but relinquished this rank in June 1919,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=31423|date=27 June 1919|page=8174}}</ref> whereby he retained the rank of captain. | ||
Following the war, he continued to serve in the British Army.<ref name="CE"/> He was posted to [[British India]] after the war, where he played first-class cricket for the [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]] in the [[1922–23 Lahore Tournament]], playing two matches against the [[Hindus cricket team|Hindus]] and the [[Muslims cricket team|Muslims]] at [[Bagh-e-Jinnah,_Lahore#Cricket_ground|Lahore]].<ref name="CE"/> While stationed in British India, he commanded a motor ambulance convoy in [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–2010)|North-West Frontier Province]], assisted in dealing with a cholera epidemic in [[Waziristan]], and was on the staff of the Director of [[Indian Medical Service|Medical Services in India]]. With the [[Irish Free State]] having been formed in 1922, Shaw's continuing service in the British Army saw him return to the United Kingdom. He played three first-class matches for the [[British Army cricket team]], one against the [[Royal Navy Cricket Club|Royal Navy]] at [[Lord's]] in 1923, and two in 1925 against [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]] and [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]].<ref name="FCM"/> Playing a total of seven first-class matches, Shaw scored 193 runs at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 17.54, with a highest score of 65.<ref name="PRO">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14543/14543.html |title=Player profile: Frederick Shaw |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=5 November | Following the war, he continued to serve in the British Army.<ref name="CE"/> He was posted to [[British India]] after the war, where he played first-class cricket for the [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]] in the [[1922–23 Lahore Tournament]], playing two matches against the [[Hindus cricket team|Hindus]] and the [[Muslims cricket team|Muslims]] at [[Bagh-e-Jinnah,_Lahore#Cricket_ground|Lahore]].<ref name="CE"/> While stationed in British India, he commanded a motor ambulance convoy in [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–2010)|North-West Frontier Province]], assisted in dealing with a cholera epidemic in [[Waziristan]], and was on the staff of the Director of [[Indian Medical Service|Medical Services in India]]. With the [[Irish Free State]] having been formed in 1922, Shaw's continuing service in the British Army saw him return to the United Kingdom. He played three first-class matches for the [[British Army cricket team]], one against the [[Royal Navy Cricket Club|Royal Navy]] at [[Lord's]] in 1923, and two in 1925 against [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]] and [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]].<ref name="FCM"/> Playing a total of seven first-class matches, Shaw scored 193 runs at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 17.54, with a highest score of 65.<ref name="PRO">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14543/14543.html |title=Player profile: Frederick Shaw |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=5 November 2018}}</ref> As a [[Fast bowling|fast-medium bowler]], Shaw took 21 wickets a [[bowling average]] of 13.80.<ref name="PRO"/> Over half of his wickets came in the final of the Lahore Tournament against the Muslims, where bowling alongside [[Wilfred Rhodes]] he took 7/30 in the Muslims first-innings and 7/53 in their second-innings, finishing with match figures of 14/83.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10698.html |title=Europeans v Muslims, 1922/23 |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=5 November 2018}}</ref> Shaw was later posted to [[Mandatory Iraq|Iraq]] sometime around 1925. During a [[Iraqi–Kurdish conflict|Kurdish revolt]] in 1926, Shaw was instrumental in obtaining the release of two [[Royal Air Force]] officers that had been captured by forces loyal to [[Mahmud Barzanji]]. | ||
He resigned his commission shortly thereafter, joining the [[Iraq Petroleum Company]] as their Chief Medical Officer in October 1927. He died in Iraq at the [[Kirkuk–Haifa_oil_pipeline#Oil_pumping_stations|K3 Pipe Line Station]] near [[Haditha]] in December 1935.<ref name="CE"/> He is buried at the Haifa Cemetery in Israel. He was a cousin of the playwright [[George Bernard Shaw]]. | He resigned his commission shortly thereafter, joining the [[Iraq Petroleum Company]] as their Chief Medical Officer in October 1927. He died in Iraq at the [[Kirkuk–Haifa_oil_pipeline#Oil_pumping_stations|K3 Pipe Line Station]] near [[Haditha]] in December 1935.<ref name="CE"/> He is buried at the Haifa Cemetery in Israel. He was a cousin of the playwright [[George Bernard Shaw]]. | ||
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| Full name | Frederick Roland Studdert Shaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 February 1892 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 December 1935 (aged 43) Haditha, Iraq | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frederick Roland Studdert Shaw Template:Postnominal (29 February 1892 – 2 December 1935) was an Irish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
Shaw was born at Dublin in February 1892, and was educated in England at Archbishop Holgate's School.[1] After completing his education in England, he returned to Dublin in 1909 to study medicine at Trinity College.[1] Playing club cricket for Dublin University Cricket Club,[1] Shaw made his debut in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Edinburgh in 1912.[2] He played in the same fixture at Dublin in 1914,[2] scoring 65 in Ireland's first-innings.[3]
He graduated from Trinity College in 1914,[1] serving in World War I with the British Army.[1] He enlisted with the Royal Army Medical Corps in August 1914, with the rank of lieutenant (on probation),[4] gaining the rank permanently in August of the following year.[5] He was promoted to captain in January 1916.[6] Shaw was awarded the Military Cross in January 1917.[7] At wars end, he held the rank of acting major, but relinquished this rank in June 1919,[8] whereby he retained the rank of captain.
Following the war, he continued to serve in the British Army.[1] He was posted to British India after the war, where he played first-class cricket for the Europeans in the 1922–23 Lahore Tournament, playing two matches against the Hindus and the Muslims at Lahore.[1] While stationed in British India, he commanded a motor ambulance convoy in North-West Frontier Province, assisted in dealing with a cholera epidemic in Waziristan, and was on the staff of the Director of Medical Services in India. With the Irish Free State having been formed in 1922, Shaw's continuing service in the British Army saw him return to the United Kingdom. He played three first-class matches for the British Army cricket team, one against the Royal Navy at Lord's in 1923, and two in 1925 against Oxford University and Cambridge University.[2] Playing a total of seven first-class matches, Shaw scored 193 runs at an average of 17.54, with a highest score of 65.[9] As a fast-medium bowler, Shaw took 21 wickets a bowling average of 13.80.[9] Over half of his wickets came in the final of the Lahore Tournament against the Muslims, where bowling alongside Wilfred Rhodes he took 7/30 in the Muslims first-innings and 7/53 in their second-innings, finishing with match figures of 14/83.[10] Shaw was later posted to Iraq sometime around 1925. During a Kurdish revolt in 1926, Shaw was instrumental in obtaining the release of two Royal Air Force officers that had been captured by forces loyal to Mahmud Barzanji.
He resigned his commission shortly thereafter, joining the Iraq Petroleum Company as their Chief Medical Officer in October 1927. He died in Iraq at the K3 Pipe Line Station near Haditha in December 1935.[1] He is buried at the Haifa Cemetery in Israel. He was a cousin of the playwright George Bernard Shaw.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Player profile: Frederick Roland Studdert Shaw". CricketEurope. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Shaw". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ↑ "Ireland v Scotland, 1914". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ↑ "No. 28894". The London Gazette. 8 September 1914. p. 7097.
- ↑ "No. 29272". The London Gazette. 20 August 1915. p. 8381.
- ↑ "No. 29459". The London Gazette. 1 February 1916. p. 1327.
- ↑ Template:Edinburgh Gazette
- ↑ "No. 31423". The London Gazette. 27 June 1919. p. 8174.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Player profile: Frederick Shaw". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ↑ "Europeans v Muslims, 1922/23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2018.