Edward Shaw (cricketer, born 1892)

Edward Alfred Shaw (16 May 1892 − 7 October 1916) was an English cricketer and British Army officer.

[2] Shaw served with during World War I with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry of the British Army.

[7] He was killed in action near Le Sars in France during the Battle of the Somme on 7 October 1916.

[8] He was survived by his brother, Robert, who played first-class cricket and later became a Captain in the Royal Navy (RN).

His nephew, Brian Boobbyer, played first-class cricket for Oxford University and rugby union for England.