John Shepperd (cricketer)

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John Shepperd
Personal information
Full name John Shepperd
Born (1937-05-08) 8 May 1937
Willesden, Middlesex, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1963–1968 Norfolk
1959–1960 Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 4 2
Runs scored 32 6
Batting average 8.00 3.00
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 13 4
Balls bowled 507 150
Wickets 4 4
Bowling average 63.25 27.00
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling 3/35 3/23
Catches/stumpings –/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 March 2012

John Shepperd (born 8 May 1937) is a former English cricketer and umpire. Shepperd was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Willesden, Middlesex.

Shepperd made his first-class debut for Middlesex against the touring Indians in 1959. He made two further first-class appearances for the county, both of which came in the 1960 County Championship against Essex and Hampshire.[1] In his three first-class matches for Middlesex, he took 4 wickets at an average of 41.75, with best figures of 3/35.[2] With the bat, he scored 32 runs at a batting average of 8.00, with a high score of 13.[3] He also made a single first-class appearance for L.C. Stevens' XI against Cambridge University in 1960 at The Saffrons, Eastbourne, scoring 3 runs and going wicketless.[1]

He later joined Norfolk in Minor counties cricket, making his debut for the county in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. He made 65 further Minor Counties Championship appearances for Norfolk, the last of which came against Suffolk in 1968.[4] He also played List A cricket for Norfolk, making two appearances, against Hampshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup and Cheshire in the 1968 Gillette Cup,[5] taking 4 wickets at an average of 27.00, with best figures of 3/23.[6]

He later stood as an umpire in two first-class matches, between the Minor Counties and the touring West Indians in 1973, and the Minor Counties and the touring Pakistanis in 1974.[7] He also umpired in the Minor Counties Championship from 1971 to 1974, standing in 21 matches.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "First-Class Matches played by John Shepperd". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2012. 
  2. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Shepperd". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2012. 
  3. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Shepperd". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Shepperd". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2012. 
  5. ↑ "List A Matches played by John Shepperd". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2012. 
  6. ↑ "List A Bowling For Each Team by John Shepperd". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2012. 
  7. ↑ "John Shepperd as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2012. 
  8. ↑ "John Shepperd as Umpire in Minor Counties Championship Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2012. 

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