Josh Shaw (cricketer)

Fullname

Joshua Shaw

Born (1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 30)
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England

BattingRight-handed

BowlingRight-arm medium-fast

Josh Shaw

Shaw in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Joshua Shaw
Born	(1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 30) Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2015–2019	Yorkshire (squad no. 25)
2016–2017; 2019	→ Gloucestershire (on loan)
2020–2025	Gloucestershire (squad no. 5)
2026–present	Somerset (squad no. 5)
First-class debut	31 March 2016 Gloucestershire v Durham MCCU
List A debut	2 July 2019 Gloucestershire v Australia A
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 65 26 53 Runs scored 1,042 25 52 Batting average 15.10 3.12 7.42 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 45 8* 14 Balls bowled 9,205 1,247 931 Wickets 147 29 59 Bowling average 39.04 40.58 22.50 5 wickets in innings 2 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/79 4/36 3/27 Catches/stumpings 11/– 5/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 April 2026

Joshua Shaw (born 3 January 1996) is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler who also bats right-handed. He made his Twenty20 debut for Yorkshire against Durham in the 2015 NatWest t20 Blast in July 2015.^[1] He made his first-class cricket debut for Gloucestershire against Durham MCC University on 31 March 2016.^[2] He made his List A debut for Gloucestershire against the Australia A cricket team on 2 July 2019.^[3]

In September 2025, Shaw signed for Somerset on a three-year contract.^[4][5]