Famous Cricketers No 49 - Don Shepherd

318. Glamorgan v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, August 31, September (1), (2) (Match drawn) b J.Cotton 0 218 2 0 10 0 20-0 319. Glamorgan v Sussex, Margam, September 3, 5, 6 (Match drawn) b K.G.Suttle 1 134 35 11 56 2 A.S.M.Oakman c and b 161 1 F.R.Pountain c P.M.Walker 7 4 17 0 63-0 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct Championship 31 43 11 352 66 11.00 1 16 Other matches 2 4 2 9 5 4.50 - 1 Season 33 47 13 361 66 10.61 1 17 Career 319 413 131 2703 66 9.58 2 140 Bowling O M R W Ave BB 5wi 10wm Championship 1069.2 332 2388 133 17.95 8/40 8 3 Other matches 61.2 26 100 9 11.11 8/45 1 - Season 1130.4 358 2488 142 17.52 8/40 9 3 Career 9309.1 2555 22850 1048 21.80 9/47 63 20 1961 Glamorgan slipped even further down the Championship table in 1961, ending 14th. Shepherd took nearly as many wickets but at a higher average, and took second place to the former Warwickshire bowler Ossie Wheatley in the averages. The annual report describes him as ‘a tower of strength in the spin department’. His long handled hitting brought him his highest first-class score, 73 against Derbyshire. He reached 50 in 16 minutes. Three weeks later he exceeded that with 51 in 15 minutes against the Australians. He enjoyed a spell of 6 wickets for 0 runs in the match against Nottinghamshire at Newport in early June. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 320. Glamorgan v Essex, Arms Park, Cardiff, May 3, (4), 5 (Match drawn) not out 1 138 18 7 40 1 G.Barker b 193-5 321. Glamorgan v Lancashire, Neath, May (6), 8, 9 (Match drawn) c K.Higgs b J.B.Statham 1 113 23 8 43 3 A.Bolton c P.M.Walker 195 P.T.Marner b R.W.Barber b not out 4 102-8 9 3 22 1 G.Pullar c J.B.Evans 84-5d 322. Glamorgan v Sussex, Hove, May 10, 11, 12 (Match drawn) did not bat - 335-8d 26 3 70 1 K.G.Suttle c A.Rees 332-6d c D.L.Bates b N.I.Thomson 5 170-9 18 5 61 2 A.S.M.Oakman c W.G.A.Parkhouse 208-5d L.J.Lenham c D.G.L.Evans 323. Glamorgan v Yorkshire, Swansea, May 13, 15 (Yorkshire won by five wickets) not out 6 129 28 11 50 2 D.B.Close c W.G.A.Parkhouse 158 J.G.Binks b c K.Taylor b R.K.Platt 1 111 8 3 22 1 D.B.Close c P.M.Walker 83-5 324. Glamorgan v Oxford University, The Parks, May 17, 18, 19 (Glamorgan won by 88 runs) b N.P.Thompson 0 245 20 4 49 1 D.B.Pithey c D.J.Ward 294-6d 1 lbw b C.D.Drybrough 8 269 17 7 28 2 D.B.Pithey lbw 132 N.P.Thompson b 325. Glamorgan v Australians, Arms Park, Cardiff, May 20, 22, 23 (Match drawn) b G.D.McKenzie 20 235 26 6 66 3 W.M.Lawry c D.G.L.Evans 402 R.N.Harvey c P.M.Walker P.J.P.Burge lbw did not bat - 283-7d 6 4 9 0 90-0 35