^"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." Obituary Notice, ذي إندبندنت 7 March 2005