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Full name David Robert Shepherd
Born December 27, 1940, Bideford, Devon
Current age 67 years 211 days
Major teams Gloucestershire
Nickname Shep
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Other Umpire
Height
5 ft 10 in
Education Barnstaple Grammar School; St Luke's College, Exeter
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
Ct
St
First-class
282
476
40
10672
153
24.47
12
55
95
0
List A
183
173
17
3330
100
21.34
1
13
34
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
282
196
106
2
1/1
53.00
3.24
98.0
0
0
List A
183
12
14
0
-
-
-
7.00
-
0
0
0
Career statistics
First-class span
1965 - 1979
List A span
1965 - 1979
Umpiring statistics
Test debut
England v Australia at Manchester, Aug 1-6, 1985 scorecard
Last Test
West Indies v Pakistan at Kingston, Jun 3-7, 2005 scorecard
Test matches
92
Test statistics
ODI debut
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Swansea, Jun 9, 1983 scorecard
Last ODI
England v Australia at The Oval, Jul 12, 2005 scorecard
ODI matches
172
ODI statistics
Profile
One of the most respected and liked umpires in international cricket, David Shepherd was born and bred in Devon, and although he has travelled the world plying his trade, he has always been true to his West Country roots. Instantly recognisable, the genial Shepherd is one of the most popular and highly-respected umpires. He is possibly best known for his aversion to the dreaded Nelson, but that disguises the fact that he is a fair and competent official, as shown by the fact the he stood in three successive World Cup finals (1996, 1999, 2003) and six tournaments overall.
As a player, he was immensely popular, his roly-poly figure again hidinmg his worth to Gloucestershire as a pugnacious middle-order batsman who contributed to the side both on and off the field. He made his county debut late - he was 25 - after dabbling in teaching, and smashed a hundred on debut. Despite his bulk, which made him something of a liability in the field, he excelled at the one-day game where his placing of shots compensated for his lack of speed between the wickets.
"It is not only his build, though that calls the deep rooted countryman to
mind," wrote Geoffrey Moorhouse. "His bottom hand is clamped massively just above the shoulder of the bat,, as some ancestor probably held a scythe, or possibly a blacksmith's maul. He stands ... head scanning the field of play the way men do by gates when they are contemplating crops.
He was appointed as a first-class umpire in 1981 and the speed of his elevation to the international stage was evidence of his ability and the regard in which he was, and still is, held. In 2005 he umpires his last Test match and then umpired his final international game - England v Australia at The Oval - before fittingly ending his career at Bristol.
Umpiring Career
Commenced first-class umpiring 1981.
Commenced Test match umpiring in 1985.
Officiated in:
1983 World cup (England);
1987 World Cup (India/Pakistan);
1992 World Cup (Australia/New Zealand);
1996 World Cup (India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka) including the final;
1999 World Cup (England) including the final;
2003 World Cup (South Africa) including the final;
Two Tests South Africa v India in 1992/93 during the ICC/National Grid pilot scheme
Appointed to the National Grid Panel 1994.
Cricinfo staff
Notes
Height: 5ft 10ins Profession: helps in family Post Office/newsagents business Interests: all sports, stamp collecting Awarded MBE for services to cricket in 1997 Awarded honarary life membership of the MCC in 2006
