David Sheppard
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Successor | James Jones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ordination | 29 September 1955 (deacon); 29 September 1956 (priest) by William Wand (deacon); Henry Montgomery Campbell (priest) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consecration | 18 October 1969 by Michael Ramsey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Occupation | Cricketer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 353) | 12 August 1950 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 19 March 1963 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1947–1962 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1950–1952 | Cambridge University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Stuart Sheppard, Baron Sheppard of Liverpool (6 March 1929 – 5 March 2005) was a
Early life
Sheppard was born in Reigate and brought up in Charlwood, Surrey.[3][4] His father was a solicitor, and a cousin of Tubby Clayton, founder of Toc H; his mother was the daughter of the artist and illustrator, William James Affleck Shepherd (1866–1946).[5] His family moved to Sussex after his father died in the late 1930s.
He was educated at Northcliffe House School in
Cricketing career
Sheppard played cricket for
He reached his highest Test score, 119, against India at the Oval in 1952.[7]
Sussex were the runners-up in the County Championship in 1953, and Sheppard was one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year that year. In 1954 he captained England in two Tests against Pakistan in the absence of Len Hutton. He won one Test and drew the other, but the series ended in a 1–1 draw. Sheppard was a favourite with the Old Guard at Lord's, who had wanted him to captain the tour of Australia in 1954–55 instead of the Yorkshire professional Hutton, but this came to naught. Sheppard was already progressing his clerical career and declined to tour unless required as a captain. In 1956 he was recalled to play Australia and made 113 in the Fourth Test at Old Trafford, where Jim Laker famously took 19 wickets and England won by an innings.[8]
He was a staunch opponent of apartheid in South Africa, and one of many signatories in a letter to The Times on 17 July 1958 opposing 'the policy of apartheid' in international sport and defending 'the principle of racial equality which is embodied in the Declaration of the Olympic Games'.[9] He refused to play against the touring South Africans in 1960, refused to watch the touring South Africans in 1965 and was a vocal opponent of the proposed MCC tour in 1968–69 which was ultimately cancelled after the South African government refused to allow Basil D'Oliveira to play. In 1970 he supported the Fair Cricket Campaign against the proposed 1970 tour of England by South African cricket team.[10]
On top of all this we were besieged by
England teamcentred on ... where David Sheppard was sermonizing.
Sheppard was willing to take a
Sheppard played his last Tests against New Zealand in early 1963.
Ecclesiastical career
Sheppard was converted to
Sheppard became Bishop of Woolwich (a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Southwark) in 1969,[17] and Bishop of Liverpool in 1975.[18] When installed as Bishop of Liverpool, he was the youngest diocesan bishop in England. He was an active broadcaster and campaigner, especially on the subjects of poverty and social reform in the inner cities, and opposition to apartheid and the tour to England by the South African cricket team scheduled to take place in 1970.
Sheppard worked closely with the Roman Catholic
Sheppard retired in 1997, and in the 1998
Awards and tributes
- He was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1960 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the Islington Boys' Club.
- In 2001 Sheppard was named President of Sussex County Cricket Club.
Writing
Beginning in the mid-1950s, Sheppard wrote a weekly column for Woman's Own, 520 words a week, "trying to make one point that had something to say about the everyday God in an accessible way". His column continued for 17 years.[21] He wrote several books: Built As a City in 1974 about urban mission, Bias to the Poor in 1983, and two autobiographies, Parson's Pitch in 1964 and Steps Along Hope Street in 2002 (named after the street in Liverpool which links the Anglican and Roman Catholic cathedrals).
Personal life
In 1957 Sheppard married Grace Isaac, a daughter of a clergyman, whom he had met at Cambridge. Their only child, Jenny (now Sinclair), was born in 1962.
In December 2003, Sheppard announced that he had been suffering from colorectal cancer for the previous two years. He died on 5 March 2005, the day before what would have been his 76th birthday. He was survived by his wife and daughter. After a funeral near his retirement home at West Kirby on the Wirral, his ashes were buried in Liverpool Cathedral, with a memorial service at the cathedral in May 2005. Lady Sheppard died of cancer on 10 November 2010, aged 75.[22]
Legacy
On
The official biography of Bishop Sheppard by Andrew Bradstock of the University of Winchester,
Bibliography
by David Sheppard
- Parson's Pitch (1964) - autobiography. Published by Hodder & Stoughton
- Built As a City (1974) Published by Hodder & Stoughton
- Bias to the Poor (1983). Published by Hodder & Stoughton
- With Christ in the Wilderness: Following Lent Together (1990), written with Derek Worlock. Published by Barnabas
- Steps Along Hope Street: My Life in Cricket, the Church and the Inner City (2002) - autobiography. Published by Hodder & Stoughton
by other authors
- Bradstock, Andrew. Batting for the Poor: The Authorized Biography of David Sheppard. SPCK Publishing. 2019.
- Brown, Geoff and Hogsbjerg, Christian. Apartheid is not a Game: Remembering the Stop the Seventy Tour campaign. London: Redwords, 2020. ISBN 9781912926589.
References
- ^ a b Miles, Tina (9 May 2011). "Archbishop Desmond Tutu pays tribute to Grace Sheppard at Liverpool Cathedral thanksgiving service". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
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- ^ "The Right Rev Lord Sheppard of Liverpool: England cricket captain who became Bishop of Liverpool". The Independent. 7 March 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
David Stuart Sheppard, cricketer and priest: born Reigate, Surrey 6 March 1929; played cricket for Sussex 1947–62 (Captain 1953), England 1950–63 (Captain 1954); ordained deacon 1955, priest 1956; Assistant Curate, St Mary's, Islington 1955–57; Warden, Mayflower Centre, Canning Town 1957–69; Chairman, Evangelical Urban Training Project 1968–75; Bishop Suffragan of Woolwich 1969–75; Chairman, Peckham Settlement 1969–75; Chairman, Martin Luther King Foundation 1970–75; Chairman, Urban Ministry Project 1970–75; Bishop of Liverpool 1975–97; Vice-Chairman, Archbishop of Canterbury's Commission on Urban Priority Areas 1983–85; Chairman, Central Religious Advisory Committee for BBC and IBA 1989–93; Chairman, General Synod Board for Social Responsibility 1991–96; Chairman, Churches' Enquiry into Unemployment and the Future of Work 1995–97; created 1998 Baron Sheppard of Liverpool; President, Sussex County Cricket Club 2001–02; married 1957 Grace Isaac (one daughter); died West Kirby, Merseyside 5 March 2005
- ^ "Shepherd, J. A. (James Affleck)". WorldCat Identities. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "No. 38392". The London Gazette. 27 August 1948. p. 4770.
- ^ "4th Test, The Oval, Aug 14 - 19 1952, India tour of England". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "4th Test, Manchester, Jul 26 - 31 1956, Australia tour of England". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ Brown and Hogsbjerg, Apartheid is not a game, 16.
- ^ Brown and Hogsbjerg, Apartheid is not a game, 68.
- ISBN 140504148X
- ISBN 0002162369.
- ^ ISBN 0851126243
- ISBN 140504148X
- ISBN 184454124X
- ISBN 0521892473
- ^ "No. 44953". The London Gazette. 9 October 1969. p. 10317.
- ^ "No. 46566". The London Gazette. 6 May 1975. p. 5873.
- ^ "No. 54993". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1997. p. 1.
- ^ "No. 55048". The London Gazette. 19 February 1998. p. 1975.
- ISBN 0340861177
- ^ Bergin, Claire (12 November 2010) "Archbishop Kelly pays tribute to Lady Grace Sheppard". Independent Catholic News
- ^ Down, Richard (12 May 2008). "Anglican and Catholic leaders unveil statue tribute". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
- ^ "Professor Andrew Bradstock". University of Winchester. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "David Sheppard: Batting for the Poor". SPCK. Retrieved 8 December 2019.