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A passion for cricket and religion

A passion for cricket and religion

David Sheppard, the former England batsman who became an ordained minister and rose to become the Bishop of Liverpool, has died the day before his 76th birthday

06-Mar-2005•Steven Lynch

David Sheppard passes away

David Sheppard passes away

David Sheppard, the former England Test captain, has passed away, aged 75, following a long battle with cancer

06-Mar-2005•Cricinfo staff

Former England captain battles cancer

Former England captain battles cancer

David Sheppard, the former England captain who went on to become the Bishop of Liverpool, has revealed that he has been battling cancer for more than two years

03-Dec-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

The end of the hundred-year wait

The end of the hundred-year wait

One of the biggest holes in cricket history has just been filled

18-Sep-2003•Wisden Comment by Steven Lynch

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