David Shepherd passes away

[Daryl Harper]

Disgruntling news, he was quality.

 

[funnygirl]

Very sad.He was such a great umpire and a very lovable human being.No matter in what match,whoever the umpire is,I always remember David when the score is 111/1.

May prayers are with his family and may his soul rest in peace.

 

[cover drive man]

Very sad, RIP Shep.

 

[morgieb]

Horrible news RIP.

Amazing character and a damn good umpire.

 

[Flem274*]

rip

 

[honestbharani]

Had the pleasure of watching him in action once in Chennai.. Sehwag was always around him and the two seemed to have loads of fun chatting and possibly ragging each other... He was always fun and enthusiastic and approached the game with such wonderful positivity which was often contagious. Remember Lara going all the way and giving him a wonderful farewell in his last test, hoping during Nelson and also during the presentation as his way of paying tribute, from one great to another...


I guess the umpiring standards in Heaven needed improving.. Plus, someone needed to take that tradition of hopping when the score is Nelson over there... RIP.. God Bless him and his family..

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I met him a couple of times when he was playing for Gloucestershire (not intimately, just in a group of autograph hunters). Very friendly obliging chap in those days.

 

[zaremba]

Gower alluded to Shep's illness during the Ashes if memory serves. Warney made reference to him hopping on Nelson and its multiples and Gower said he was ill currently. I didn't realise quite how ill he must've been tho.

RIP. A genuinely lovely man of cricket and one I can't imagine anyone ever saying a bad word about. Hope he's hopping in heaven.

I remember lip-reading Ian Healy calling him something very very uncomplimentary during the 92 world cup... One of many reasons for my warm glowing regard for Healy

 

[vic_orthdox]

One tribute to him mentioned that he would tape a matchstick to his hand on a black friday, so that he was touching wood all day.

 

[archie mac]

horrible news, he was a real character.
also my first post here...

I agree sad news

But on a happier note welcome to the forum

 

[Smudge]

One tribute to him mentioned that he would tape a matchstick to his hand on a black friday, so that he was touching wood all day.

He could have done that in other ways...

 

[Craig]

He could have done that in other ways...

What a legend though, will always be missed (Shep that is).

 

[Langeveldt]

A true Devonshire legend, will be missed