David Sheppard: Batting for the Poor: The authorized biography of the celebrated cricketer and bishop

David Sheppard: Batting for the Poor: The authorized biography of the celebrated cricketer and bishop

Professor Andrew Bradstock
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Author:  Professor Andrew Bradstock
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Format:  Paperback
Pages:  384
Publisher:  SPCK Publishing
Year:  2021
ISBN:  9780281081035

From his time as Captain of England's cricket team to his pioneering work as Bishop of Liverpool, David Sheppard led a remarkable life. Now his story is told in full for the first time in this fascinating and insightful biography.

Batting for the Poor draws on the papers left by Sheppard in the Liverpool Central Library as well as other archival material and more than 150 interviews conducted by Andrew Bradstock, all brought together to create a picture of a diligent and passionate man who helped break down divisions and turn Liverpool's fortunes around.

Batting for the Poor is a vivid, entertaining biography that will be enjoyed by cricket fans, those interested in twentieth century history or the history of Liverpool and those interested in man that inspired so many as the Bishop of Liverpool. You will discover the story of an exceptional leader, and learn about the history of some of the divisions and struggles in the second half of the twentieth century that still impact society and culture in England today.

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David Sheppard: Batting for the Poor: The authorized biography of the celebrated cricketer and bishop
Professor Andrew Bradstock
Condition: New
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As a sportsman, priest and bishop, David Sheppard played a significant role in British public life during the second half of the twentieth century, achieving household-name status in two entirely separate fields. There has been no previous biography.