John Shepherd (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

John Shepherd (cricketer)

West Indian cricketer from Barbados

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1943

Place of Birth: Belleplaine, Barbados

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Barbados

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About John Shepherd (cricketer)

  • 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.

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