Don Shepherd

Don Shepherd
Shepherd in 2007
Personal information
Full name
Donald John Shepherd
Born(1927-08-12)12 August 1927
Port Eynon, Glamorgan, Wales
Died18 August 2017(2017-08-18) (aged 90)
NicknameShep
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1950–1972Glamorgan
FC debut29 April 1950 Glamorgan v Surrey
Last FC25 August 1972 Glamorgan v Surrey
LA debut12 June 1963 Glamorgan v Worcestershire
Last LA3 September 1972 Glamorgan v Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 668 73
Runs scored 5,695 190
Batting average 9.65 8.26
100s/50s 0/5 0/0
Top score 73 25*
Balls bowled 132,585 3,475
Wickets 2,218 99
Bowling average 21.32 19.56
5 wickets in innings 123 1
10 wickets in match 28 0
Best bowling 9/47 5/31
Catches/stumpings 249/– 18/–
Source: CricketArchive, 20 February 2010

Donald John Shepherd (12 August 1927 – 18 August 2017) was a Welsh cricketer, who played for Glamorgan. One of the great county bowlers, he took more first-class wickets – 2,218 – than any other player who never played Test cricket.[1]

  1. ^ "First-class Records, Bowling". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (2009 ed.). Wisden. p. 155.