John Shepherd (cricketer)

John Shepherd

Personal information
Born	(1943-11-09) 9 November 1943 (age 74) Belleplaine, St Andrew, Barbados
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut	12 June 1969 v England
Last Test	13 April 1971 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1964/65–1970/71	Barbados
1966–1981	Kent
1975/76	Rhodesia
1982–1987	Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition Tests FC LA Matches 5 423 326 Runs scored 77 13,359 4,337 Batting average 9.62 26.34 21.05 100s/50s 0/0 10/72 1/13 Top score 32 170 101 Balls bowled 1,445 75,327 15,480 Wickets 19 1,157 436 Bowling average 25.21 27.71 21.62 5 wickets in innings 1 54 1 10 wickets in match 0 2 n/a Best bowling 5/104 8/40 6/52 Catches/stumpings 4/– 292/– 86/–
Source: CricInfo, 5 April 2017

John Neil Shepherd (born 9 November 1943) is a former West Indian cricketer who played in five Test matches from 1969 to 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.

Shepherd made his Test debut against England in Manchester, taking five wickets. 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.

John Shepherd at ESPNcricinfo