Umpire David Shepherd Passes Away
David Shepherd who had a great umpiring career passed away on October 27 at the age of 68, leaving a huge step behind him. His death is a huge loss to the game of cricket. This gentle man had a great time in cricket and was the most significant figure on the cricket field. His cheer presence on the field was a great sight for the cricket lovers. He died after a long battle of cancer. He stood in 92 Test matches and 172 ODIs before retiring in the year 2005. His death has come as a big blow to the cricket lovers all over the world.
David Shepherd has been greatly admired by all those related to the game of cricket. He had a quite long career as an umpire from 1983 to 2005.He umpired in three World Cup finals. Born in England he used to play first class cricket. But when didn’t get any good results from playing cricket he took up the career of umpiring. This took him to new level.
He was well known for his act of standing on one leg or hopping when the score board saw the Nelson number 111 or multiples of it. He believed that this Nelson number is unlucky. Let us pay tribute to this gentleman who will always be reminded.
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