John Shepperd (cricketer, born 1937), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

John Shepperd (cricketer, born 1937)

cricketer

Date of Birth: 08-May-1937

Place of Birth: Willesden, England, United Kingdom

Profession: cricket umpire, cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About John Shepperd (cricketer, born 1937)

  • 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.
  • In his three first-class matches for Middlesex, he took 4 wickets at an average of 41.75, with best figures of 3/35.
  • With the bat, he scored 32 runs at a batting average of 8.00, with a high score of 13.
  • 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.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.
  • 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, taking 4 wickets at an average of 27.00, with best figures of 3/23.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.
  • He also umpired in the Minor Counties Championship from 1971 to 1974, standing in 21 matches.

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