Famous Cricketers No 49 - Don Shepherd

1957 In 1957 Glamorgan crept up from 13th to 9th place in the Championship. The county chairman, Col. Bevan, described McConnon and Shepherd as ‘a varied and dangerous spin attack’. Shepherd topped the averages with 117 wickets at 16.81 and hit 13 sixes. McConnon’s return to the staff was a successful one. Early in the season skipper Wooller would throw the ball to him first, but later he began to put his initial trust in Shepherd. His success seems to have interested the England selectors, who picked him for the M.C.C. team which played the West Indians at Lord’s. It was a rain affected match and neither Shepherd nor the other trialist, left-arm spinner Hilton, impressed, with both Clyde Walcott and Gary Sobers scoring hundreds. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 198. Glamorgan v Lancashire, Arms Park, Cardiff, May 8, 9, 10 (Lancashire won by three wickets) c C.Washbrook b M.J.Hilton 0 104 22 9 51 5 G.A.Edrich b 171 K.J.Grieves c J.S.Pressdee M.J.Hilton b J.B.Statham c W.Wooller A.Wilson b b J.B.Statham 6 167 23.5 10 43 5 A.Wharton c B.Hedges 101-7 J.Dyson c W.Wooller G.A.Edrich c L.N.Devereux R.Collins c D.J.Ward M.J.Hilton lbw 199. Glamorgan v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 11, 13, 14 (Surrey won by an innings and 166 runs) not out 4 62 20 6 53 1 E.A.Bedser c J.S.Pressdee 259 b J.C.Laker 0 31 200. Glamorgan v Essex, Ilford, May 15, 16, 17 (Match drawn) not out 0 146 21 4 59 2 S.C.Eve b 396-7d G.J.Smith lbw did not bat - 222-5 201. M.C.C. v West Indians, Lord’s, May 18, 20, 21 (Match drawn) not out 0 284 21 3 49 0 337-6d 9 1 51 0 193-3 202. Glamorgan v Sussex, Swansea, May 25, 27, 28 (Match drawn) c J.M.Parks b R.G.Marlar 13 307 33 11 79 4 K.G.Suttle lbw 322 1 J.M.Parks lbw D.J.Foreman c and b N.I.Thomson b did not bat - 95-2 22 5 72 1 L.J.Lenham st H.G.Davies 180-5d 203. Glamorgan v Lancashire, Old Trafford, May 29, 30, 31 (Glamorgan won by 128 runs) did not bat - 370-7d 30 10 69 5 A.Wharton c W.G.Davies 222-9d 1 J.T.Ikin lbw G.Pullar c H.G.Davies R.Collins c J.S.Pressdee R.Tattersall c H.G.Davies did not bat - 132-7d 16 4 47 3 A.Wharton c and b 152 1 R.Tattersall c H.G.Davies W.Heys b 204. Glamorgan v Yorkshire, Bramall Lane, June 1, 3, 4 (Glamorgan won by seven wickets) not out 9 269 5 0 23 0 258 1 did not bat - 183-3 3 2 1 - 191-8d 205. Glamorgan v Leicestershire, Coalville, June 5, 6, 7 (Glamorgan won by an innings and 52 runs) c and b J.van Geloven 5 369 22 9 41 2 C.H.Palmer b 163 J.Firth c W.Wooller 14 8 22 5 J.van Geloven hit wkt 154 C.H.Palmer c H.G.Davies J.Firth c W.Wooller R.C.Smith c H.G.Davies T.J.Goodwin b 206. Glamorgan v West Indians, Arms Park, Cardiff, June 8, 10, 11 (West Indians won by five wickets) b G.S.Sobers 11 138 22 10 23 3 A.G.Ganteaume lbw 119 J.D.C.Goddard b F.C.M.Alexander b 23