Full Name

Barry Kenneth Shepherd

Born

April 23, 1937, Donnybrook, Western Australia

Died

September 18, 2001, Fremantle, Western Australia, (aged 64y 148d)

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Barry Shepherd was a solid left-hand batsman who played nine Tests for Australia between 1962-63 and 1964-65, and although in 14 innings he never scored a hundred, he made five fifties and ended with an average of 41.83. He was unfortunate not to be picked for the 1964 tour of England, but such was the strength of Australia's batting at this time that his chances were limited. At state level he was a key member of the Western Australia side for more than a decade, captaining them 39 times, and although he did not play in a winning Sheffield Shield team, he was widely credited as being one of the architects behind the state's triumph in 1967-68 and the golden run of success that that victory helped to spark in subsequent decades. After his premature retirement at the age of 28 to pursue a career in the finance industry, he maintained his links with the game as an outstanding administrator, firstly in his home state as a member of the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA)'s Executive Committee. He assumed that role for the first time in 1979, thus beginning an off-field career in cricket that was to last for another 21 years. He was awarded Life Membership of the WACA in 1985 and, three years later, accepted a role as a Director at the Australian Cricket Board. He continued in that post for 12 years, serving on the Board's Executive, Umpires Appointments and Interstate Cricket committees.
Martin Williamson

Barry Shepherd Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests91425029641.8305120
FC11018620683421941.161336-720

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests922690---2.07-000
FC110-57334341/1-85.753.59143.2-00
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Debut/Last Matches of Barry Shepherd

Recent Matches of Barry Shepherd

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
West Aust vs NSW460/1225-Feb-1966PerthFC
West Aust vs Queensland64 & 3*--22-Jan-1966PerthFC
West Aust vs South Aust84 & 10/431-Dec-1965PerthFC
West Aust vs South Aust19 & 2--10-Dec-1965AdelaideFC
West Aust vs Victoria631/104-Dec-1965MelbourneFC