| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | West Indian | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | 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 | ||
| Source: [1], | ||||
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. On his debut, he took five wickets in the first innings against England in Manchester.[1] 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. He was the Cricket Professional at Eastbourne College in the early 1990's.
Named as President of Kent County Cricket Club for 2011.