Martin Schepens


Martin Schepens is a former English cricketer. Schepens was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg breaks. He was born at Barrow-on-Soar, Leicestershire.
Schepens made his first-class debut for Leicestershire [County Cricket Club|Leicestershire] against Cambridge University in 1973. The following season he made his second appearance against the touring Pakistan [national cricket team|Pakistanis], before making his next appearance in the 1976 [County Championship] against Nottinghamshire. Schepens made sixteen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1980 County Championship. In his total of nineteen first-class appearances, he scored 407 runs at an average (cricket)|average] of 17.69, with a high score of 57. This score was his only first-class half century and came against Glamorgan in 1979. Schepens also played List A cricket for Leicestershire, making his debut in that format against Essex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. He made four further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1979 [John Player League]. In his five List A matches, he scored a total of 44 runs at an average of 8.80, with a high score of 24.