Famous Cricketers No 49 - Don Shepherd

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct Championship 32 46 10 408 46* 11.33 - 12 Other matches 3 1 0 10 10 10.00 - 5 Season 35 47 10 418 46* 11.29 - 17 Career 390 512 153 3573 73 9.95 4 168 Bowling O M R W Ave BB 5wi 10wm Championship 1316.1 510 2480 108 22.96 8-45 6 1 Other matches 95 44 151 6 25.16 4-36 - - Season 1411.1 554 2631 114 23.07 8-45 6 1 Career 12158.3 3608 28447 1297 21.93 9-47 78 23 1963 1963 was an excellent season for Glamorgan, who finished in second place in the Championship. Shepherd was the leading wicket taker with 126 at an average of 18.83. Skipper Ossie Wheatley and fellow off-spinner Euros Lewis had better averages. Left-arm spinner Jim Pressdee was Shepherd’s regular partner. They bowled 95 overs between them in one innings against Hampshire, and both were carrying minor injuries at the time. The two took 19 of the 20 wickets to fall in that match at Bournemouth. In the match against Derbyshire Shepherd was left with just one ball to get out number eleven Les Jackson and win the match. Jackson blocked it and the game was drawn. The two spinners put in a marathon spell of 94 overs to bowl out Northamptonshire at Northampton. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 391. Glamorgan v Sussex, Hove, May (1), 2, 3 (Sussex won by an innings and 55 runs) c L.J.Lenham b A.Buss 0 58 20.4 3 90 1 J.M.Parks c A.Jones 293-6d c D.L.Bates b E.R.Dexter 3 180 392. Glamorgan v Leicestershire, Arms Park, Cardiff, May 4, 6, 7 (Glamorgan won by 213 runs) c C.C.Inman b R.L.Pratt 7 227 20 12 26 2 S.Jayasinghe c and b 135 1 J.Mitten c D.G.L.Evans did not bat - 208-5d 20.2 4 44 3 A.Wharton lbw 87 J.van Geloven c J.S.Pressdee C.T.Spencer b 393. Glamorgan v Hampshire, Swansea, May 11, 13, (14) (Match drawn) not out 20 301-8d 39 16 86 6 J.R.Gray c H.D.S.Miller 298 H.Horton c A.Rees A.C.D.Ingleby-Mackenzie c D.G.L.Evans B.S.V.Timms c W.G.A.Parkhouse D.Shackleton c D.G.L.Evans D.W.White c W.G.A.Parkhouse 4 3 2 0 43-2 394. Glamorgan v Sussex, Arms Park, Cardiff, May 15, 16, 17 (Match drawn) b N.I.Thomson 4 127 27 14 23 4 A.S.M.Oakman b 84 R.J.Langridge c J.S.Pressdee K.G.Suttle c D.G.L.Evans J.M.Parks c H.D.S.Miller c G.C.Cooper b R.V.Bell 0 259-8d 48 20 62 5 R.J.Langridge c and b 261-7 1 E.R.Dexter c J.S.Pressdee J.M.Parks b L.J.Lenham c A.Harris N.I.Thomson b 42