Full Name
Donald John Shepherd
Born
August 12, 1927, Port Eynon, Glamorgan, Wales
Died
August 18, 2017 (aged 90y 6d)
Batting Style
Right hand bat
Other
Coach, Commentator
TEAMS
Initially a right-arm fast-medium seamer and subsequently a medium-paced offcutter, Don Shepherd was a stalwart of Glamorgan cricket for two decades, taking a county record of 2, 174 wickets between 1950 and 1972. In all first-class cricket, he claimed 2,218 victims, yet remarkably, Shepherd never played in Test cricket. His remarkable record also spoke volumes both for his ability and perseverance. As a fast-medium bowler, he took 155 wickets in 1952, winning his county cap, but he lost his form in the mid 1950s and converted to bowling offcutters as a result. In the first season of this change - 1956 - he took 168 wickets, and he exceeded 100 wickets 11 more times. His stamina and ability to bowl well on most types of pitch made him a godsend to successive captains. His batting was exciting, as evidenced by a 15-minute fifty against the Australians in 1961. But despite this, he never won an England call-up, although he did tour Ceylon and Far East with MCC in 1969-70 and was one of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year in 1970. After retiring, he kept a close link with the county game by acting as their bowling coaching, as well as broadcasting with BBC Radio Wales.
Martin Williamson
Career Averages
Batting & Fielding
Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100s | 50s | Ct | St |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FC | 668 | 837 | 248 | 5696 | 73 | 9.67 | 0 | 5 | 251 | 0 |
List A | 73 | 43 | 20 | 190 | 25* | 8.26 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Bowling
Format | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FC | 668 | 132592 | 47302 | 2218 | 9/47 | 21.32 | 59.70 | 123 | 28 | ||
List A | 73 | 3475 | 1937 | 99 | 5/31 | 5/31 | 19.56 | 35.10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |