Sheppard was born in
Salisbury in December 1992. He was educated at
Queen Elizabeth's School in
Wimborne Minster. Sheppard made his way up though age-group cricket for
Hampshire, and in early 2011 he toured Sri Lanka with the
England Under-19 cricket team, making a single Youth
One Day International appearance against
Sri Lanka Under-19s. At the end of the 2012 season, Sheppard signed a one-year contract for the 2013 season, having impressed for
South Wilts at
club level in the
Southern Premier Cricket League. In a match which Hampshire won by 9 runs, Sheppard was dismissed
without scoring by
Rubel Hossain in Hampshire's innings of 223, while with the ball he took the wickets of
Marshall Ayub and Hossain, finishing with figures of 2 for 49 from nine
overs. Sheppard made no further appearances for Hampshire and was released at the end of the 2013 season, alongside
Hamza Riazuddin,
Michael Roberts, and
Adam Rouse. Returning to club cricket following his release, he left South Wilts in 2014 to join
Ealing in the
Middlesex County Cricket League. ==References==