David Shepherd (umpire)

David Shepherd

MBE

Personal information
Full name	David Robert Shepherd
Born	(1940-12-27)27 December 1940 Bideford, Devon, England
Died	27 October 2009(2009-10-27) (aged 68) Instow, Devon, England
Nickname	Shep
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Umpire
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1965–1979	Gloucestershire
Umpiring information
Tests umpired	92 (1985–2005)
ODIs umpired	172 (1983–2005)
Career statistics
Competition First-class LA Matches 282 183 Runs scored 10,672 3,330 Batting average 24.47 21.34 100s/50s 12/55 1/13 Top score 153 100 Balls bowled 196 12 Wickets 2 0 Bowling average 53.00 – 5 wickets in innings 0 – 10 wickets in match 0 – Best bowling 1/1 – Catches/stumpings 95/– 34/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 September 2007

David Robert Shepherd MBE (27 December 1940 – 27 October 2009^[1]) was a first-class cricketer who played county cricket for Gloucestershire, and later became one of the cricket world's best-known umpires. He stood in 92 Test matches, the last of them in June 2005, the most for any English umpire. He also umpired 172 ODIs, including three consecutive World Cup finals in 1996, 1999 and 2003.