Another legend sees his time run out. David Sheppard failed to survive in his battle with cancer, marking the end of another father of cricket. Following is an exerpt from the report in Cricinfo :
A passion for cricket and religion
Steven Lynch
March 6, 2005
David Sheppard, the former England batsman who became an ordained minister and rose to become the Bishop of Liverpool, died yesterday, the night before his 76th birthday...
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Edited on, March 6, 2005, 4:20 PM GMT, by MasterBlaster.