John Shepherd (cricketer)
John Neil Shepherd (born 9 November 1943) is a Barbadian former cricketer who played in five Test matches for the West Indies cricket team between 1969 and 1971. Shepherd had a long career in English county cricket for Kent County Cricket Club and Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. He was born in Belleplaine, St Andrew in Barbados and played for the Barbados cricket team in his early career.[1][2]
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| Born | 9 November 1943 Belleplaine, Saint Andrew Parish, Barbados | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 12 June 1969 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 13 April 1971 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964/65–1970/71 | Barbados | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1981 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975/76 | Rhodesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1987 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shepherd made his Test debut against England in Manchester, taking five wickets.[3] He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1979.
Although Shepherd's Test career was short, he played a remarkable amount of first-class cricket in a variety of venues: he played in both South Africa and Rhodesia, played 15 years for Kent and seven for Gloucestershire. He was the Cricket Professional at Eastbourne College in the early 1990s and President of Kent for 2011 where, as of 2017, he sits on the committee.[1][4][5]
See also
References
- ^ a b John Shepherd, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
- ^ John Shepherd, Cricketer of the Year 1979, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1979. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
- ^ "1st Test: England v West Indies at Manchester, Jun 12–17, 1969". espncricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ John Shepherd named Kent President for 2011, Kent County Cricket Club, 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
- ^ Current Members of the Kent County Cricket Club General Committee, Kent County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
External links
John Shepherd at ESPNcricinfo