David Shepherd stayed breezy when supplementary men might have panic in front of enormous, ardent crowd, his judgment making was spotless and he knew the law, the rules and the parameter so well that he was competent to apply common wisdom to their application. World cricket pays honor to the ex- international cricket umpire, who passed away few days back.
The recent death of David Shepherd, Test umpire and cricket character, reminds us just how a lot the old game has altered in the last few years.
Shep was not tall, as well as not a fit person for this profession from the point of view of the body structure. Even in his playing days with Gloucestershire 40 years ago, he could not be described as the fittest team member in the side. He still managed 14 first class years, 282 games and 12 centuries and a status for striking balls like a shell in the battle floor.
His death cause MCC to fly their flags at half mast which is very rarely done last it happened when Dickie bird died. With the demise of shep a era also ended. But he remained simply a grand umpire.