Ben Sheppard Explained

Ben Sheppard
Fullname:Benjamin Joseph Sheppard
Birth Date:23 June 1890
Birth Place:Fitzroy, Victoria
Death Place:Fitzroy, Victoria
Originalteam:Xavier College
Statsend:1912
Years1:1911
Club1:Melbourne
Games Goals1:4 (1)
Years2:1912
Club2:Richmond
Games Goals2:1 (1)
Games Goalstotal:5 (2)

Benjamin Joseph Sheppard (23 June 1890 – 9 September 1931) was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Australian rules football with Melbourne and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Sheppard started out as a footballer at Xavier College before being recruited by Melbourne. He played four senior games with Melbourne in the 1911 VFL season and one for Richmond in 1912.

In 1914 he appeared in two first-class cricket matches for Victoria during a tour of Tasmania. A wicket-keeper, his highest score was 30, which he made at Launceston.[1]

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  1. Web site: subscription . Tasmania v Victoria 1913/14. CricketArchive.