Former Test umpire David Shepherd dead
October 28th, 2009 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANSLondon, Oct 28 (IANS) Former England umpire David Shepherd died after a long battle with cancer. He was 68.
Shepherd, a legendary international umpire, stood in 172 ODIs, three consecutive World Cup finals, and 92 Test matches from 1983 to 2005.
Shepherd was a first-class cricketer and during his 14-year-long career played 282 first class matches for Gloucestershire.
His umpiring career started in 1981 from first-class matches. His last Test appearance was in June 2005 between West Indies and Pakistan in Kingston and his final appearance was in an ODI at The Oval in 2005.
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