Athol Shephard Explained

Athol Shephard
Birth Date:	16 August 1920
Birth Place:	Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
Death Place:	Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
Club1:	Tasmania
Year1:	1948-1960
Date:	8 March 2016
Source:	http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/7603.html Cricinfo

Athol Shephard (16 August 1920  - 2 February 2006) was an Australian cricketer. He played seven first-class matches for Tasmania between 1948 and 1960.^[1] He also played for, and was captain of, Yeoman^{[2] [3]} and Burnie.^[4] He also played football and golf,^[5] and won the Seabrook Championship three times in three years from 1952 to 1954.^{[6] [7]}

See also

• List of Tasmanian representative cricketers

References

• "A. Shephard in State Team", Advocate, Burnie, 17 December 1948, p 8
• "Scored 970 Runs", Advocate, Burnie, 24 March 1941, p 8
• L A Unceston, "Athol Shephard dismissed for Nine against North", Advocate, Burnie, 26 December 1952, p 7
• "Big Partnership", Examiner, Launceston, 2 December 1952, p 20
• "Brilliant Golf By Shephard", Examiner, Launceston, 6 October 1952, p 14
• "Golfer Breaks Own Record", The Mercury, Hobart, 17 November 1952, p 15
• "Brilliant Golf At Seabrook", The Mercury, Hobart, 6 October 1952, p 13

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athol Shephard . 8 March 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
2. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/61079323 "N.W. Batting Record"
3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/69429010 "Yeoman's Captain"
4. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/69246370 "Doubt about eligibility"
5. A J Donnelly, "About Sport and Sportsmen", Advocate, Burnie, 25 November 1954, p 27
6. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/69870178 "Superior Putting gives Seabrook Golf Title to Athol Shephard for Third Consecutive Year"
7. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/69490470 "Title retained by Athol Shephard"