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 [...]

29th October 2009, ENGLAND.
David Shepherd, the ex- England umpire, has passed away in cancer. He was 68.
Shepherd was a well-known international umpire and he was in charge in 172 ODI’s, including 3 successive World Cup finals, and also 92 Tests from 1983 – 2005. His amazing approach managing and idiosyncratic superstitions – especially his ‘jig’ [...]