Walter Shepherd, and his brother Edwin, were stalwart members of Swansea CC, with Walter being the club’s first choice wicket-keeper from the mid-1880s until the mid-1890s.
With Dan Thissen, the Morriston wicket-keeper, unavailable for the Minor County Friendy against the MCC at Swansea in June 1890, Walter was called up for his one and only appearance for Glamorgan.
He was a schoolmaster by profession, working initially as a junior master at St.Helen’s School before being promoted to Swansea Higher Grade School. At the time of his death, aged 46, Walter was the Headmaster of Plasmawr School.
SHEPHERD, Walter.
Born – Swansea, 4 March 1862.
Died – Swansea, 11 December 1908.
Batting and Fielding Record
| M | I | NO | RUNS | AV | 100 | 50 | CT | ST | |
| MC Friendly | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | – | – | – | – |
Career-best performance
Minor County Friendly – 6* v MCC at St. Helen’s, Swansea, 1890.