Career
McShane is rare in that he was a Test match umpire before he played in a Test match. He was then selected for the match in Melbourne the following week, making 9 and 12 not out. He was a left-hand bat who played in 36 First-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1880/81 and 1892/93.
He scored 1117 runs at an average of 18.31 and highest score of 88.
As a left-arm medium pace bowler he took 72 wickets at an average of 25.36 with best figures of 9/45 in an innings. He also took 24 catches.
McShane was selected to play in two more Test matches against England in the 1887-1888 season, failing with the bat – his last three innings were ducks, and taking only one wicket. Altogether he scored 26 runs at an average of 5.20, and took 1 wicket for 48 runs.
He also captained the Fitzroy Football Club in the VFA. After his sporting career ended, McShane was employed as curator at Street Kilda Club"s ground, but became mentally ill and was admitted to Kew Asylum where he died.