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]

John Shepherd
Personal information
Born (1943-11-09) 9 November 1943 (age 80)
Belleplaine, Saint Andrew Parish, Barbados
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut12 June 1969 v England
Last Test13 April 1971 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1964/65–1970/71Barbados
1966–1981Kent
1975/76Rhodesia
1982–1987Gloucestershire
Career statistics
CompetitionTestFCLA
Matches5423326
Runs scored7713,3594,337
Batting average9.6226.3421.05
100s/50s0/010/721/13
Top score32170101
Balls bowled1,44575,32715,480
Wickets191,157436
Bowling average25.2127.7121.62
5 wickets in innings1541
10 wickets in match020
Best bowling5/1048/406/52
Catches/stumpings4/–292/–86/–
Source: CricInfo, 5 April 2017

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

John Shepherd at ESPNcricinfo


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