# Alfred Shaw

> Alfred Shaw was a Victorian cricketer and rugby footballer, who bowled the first ball in Test cricket and was the first to take five wickets in a Test innings (5/35). He made two trips to North America and four to Australia, captaining the English cricket team in four Test matches on the all-professional tour of Australia in 1881/82, where his team lost and drew two each. He was also, along with James Lillywhite and Arthur Shrewsbury, co-promoter of the tour. He also organised the first British Isles rugby tour to Australasia in 1888.

*English cricketer and rugby footballer (1842-1907)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Born:** 1842-08-29
- **Died:** 1907-01-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 8.2 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [الفریڈ شا](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%88_%D8%B4%D8%A7)
- [الفريد شاو](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%88)
- [আলফ্রেড শ](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A1_%E0%A6%B6)
- [Alfred Shaw](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Shaw)
- [Alfred Shaw](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Shaw)
- [Alfred Shaw](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Shaw)
- [आल्फ्रेड शॉ](https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%89)
- [அல்பிரட் ஷா](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%B7%E0%AE%BE)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2835462)

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