David Shepherd (umpire)

David Robert Shepherd MBE (27 December 1940 27 October 2009) 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.

David Shepherd

MBE
Personal information
Full name
David Robert Shepherd
Born(1940-12-27)27 December 1940
Bideford, Devon, England
Died27 October 2009(2009-10-27) (aged 68)
Instow, Devon, England
NicknameShep
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleUmpire
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1965–1979Gloucestershire
Umpiring information
Tests umpired92 (1985–2005)
ODIs umpired172 (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
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