John Shepherd (cricketer)
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| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |
| Bowling type | Right-arm medium | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 5 | 423 |
| Runs scored | 77 | 13,359 |
| Batting average | 9.62 | 26.34 |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 10/72 |
| Top score | 32 | 170 |
| Balls bowled | 1,445 | unknown |
| Wickets | 19 | 1,157 |
| Bowling average | 25.21 | 27.71 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 1 | 54 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 2 |
| Best bowling | 5/104 | 8/40 |
| Catches/stumpings | 4/- | 292/0 |
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Test debut: 12 June 1969 |
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John Neil Shepherd (born November 9, 1943, Belleplaine, St Andrew, Barbados) is a former West Indian cricketer who played in five Tests from 1969 to 1971. 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 eight for Gloucestershire.
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