Lives in Cricket No 10 - John Shepherd

135 St Andrew, Barbados 4, 17, 22, 35 St Andrew’s Church 17, 18 St Andrew’s Church School 18 St James, Barbados 22 St John, Barbados 35 St Kilda C.C., Melbourne 95 St Lucia 50, 74 St Lucy, Barbados 17 St Lawrence C.C., Canterbury 29, 30 St Vincent 74 Salisbury, Rhodesia 74-78 Salisbury, Police ground 73, 74, 78 ‘Sambo’ incident 9 Sammy, D.J.G. 45 Sandiford, K.A.P. 20 Scarborough, North Marine Road ground 10, 40, 110 Scotland 27, 126-128 Sheffield, Abbeydale Park ground 102 Sheffield, Bramall Lane ground 54 Shell Rhodesia Pty Ltd 76 Shell Shield 43, 50-52, 74 Shepherd, Caroline (daughter) 75, 90, 92, 113 Shepherd, David (son) 113 Shepherd, D.J. 54, 56 Shepherd, grandfather 18 Shepherd, Jacqueline (daughter) 13 Shepherd, John Neil upbringing in Barbados 17-21 Barbadian school and club cricket 4, 19-23 influence of Barbadian cricketers 4, 17, 19-24 playing for Barbados in Shell Shield benefit season 94, 99-101 preparing for benefit season 99-100 births of children 75, 90, 113 as a ‘workhorse’ bowler 38, 40, 56, 57, 62, 93-94, 96, 104, 108, 110, 111 close to achieving double 36-41 achieving ‘modern’ double 63, 110-112 death of first wife 114, 115 coaching at Eastbourne College 115, 116 county caps 33, 34 , 35, 111 arrival in England 25, 26 fielding 14, 28, 30, 35, 41, 47, 56, 84, 86, 94, 124, 126 first first-class matches 22-24 highest score in first-class cricket 39, 40 best bowling return in first-class cricket 44 playing for Footscray club, Melbourne 92, 93, 95, 96, 128 playing for Gloucestershire 107-113, 114 coaching Gloucestershire Second XI 113-115 playing golf 100, 117, 118 injuries 13, 36, 38, 47, 48, 50, 56, 89, 90, 91, 93, 96, 101, 102 job with ICC 117 playing for International Wanderers’ sides 40, 72-75, 86, 92 approaches by Kent 23-26 first seasons for Kent 25-30 becomes a regular for Kent first team 31-34 in successful Kent centenary year 53-56 in successful Kent one-day sides 61, 63, 86, 91, 92, 97, 98 ‘fined’ by Kent 101 ‘disappointing’ form for Kent in 1980 101-103 dismissal by Kent 104-107 last matches for Kent 105, 106 in pre-season Kent tour of West Indies 61 marriage to Susan Davies 116, 117 marriage to Terry Ford 43, 44 developing out-swinger 57 playing for Rhodesia in Currie Cup 76-78 playing for D.H.Robins’ sides 63, 68-72, 74, 75 playing for Sunrise club, Salisbury 75, 76, 78 experiences in South Africa 68-80 selection for West Indies tour of England 42-44 playing in Test matches for West Indies 44-51 ‘invitation’ to join West Indies side in South Africa 81, 82 a Wisden Cricketer of Year 98 Shepherd, Kathleen 17, 115 Shepherd, Ollie Vernon (father) 17 Shepherd (formerly Davies), Susan (second wife) 116, 117 Shepherd (formerly Ford), Terry (first wife) 35, 35, 43, 44, 50, 75, 76, 90, 92, 114, 115 Shepherd, W.C. 18 Index