Famous Cricketers No 49 - Don Shepherd

1970/71 - Commonwealth XI in Pakistan Micky Stewart captained a Commonwealth side which played three unofficial “Tests” in Pakistan. The game in Dacca (now in Bangladesh) was abandoned when the crowd rioted. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 628. Commonwealth XI v Pakistan, Dacca, February 26, 27, 28, March 1 (Match drawn) b Intikhab Alam 0 378 13 2 33 0 200 24 8 41 0 306-8 629. Commonwealth XI v Pakistan, Lahore, March 4, 5, 6, 7 (Match drawn) did not bat - 175-9d 8 1 30 2 Intikhab Alam c D.N.F.Slade 153 Wasim Bari lbw b Intikhab Alam 0 154-8 10 2 16 0 230-6d SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct Tour 2 2 0 0 0 0.00 - - Career 629 796 237 5410 73 9.67 4 241 Bowling O M R W Ave BB 5wi 10wm Tour 55 13 120 2 60.00 2/30 - - Career 20997.1 7146 44831 2129 21.05 9/47 120 28 1971 The 1971 season was the beginning of an unexpected slump which established Glamorgan as one of the weaker county Championship sides of the next two decades. From second in the Championship the team crashed to 15th place. Shepherd was the leading wicket-taker, but none of the leading bowlers averaged less than 26 runs a wicket. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 630. Glamorgan v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, May 1, 3, 4 (Match drawn) not out 52 236 5 2 12 0 115 did not bat - 244-5d 29 12 56 1 R.A.White b 317-7 631. Glamorgan v Essex, Chelmsford, May 8, 10, 11 (Essex won by eight wickets) b R.N.S.Hobbs 9 202 22 9 39 2 B.Taylor c P.M.Walker 356-7d B.C.Francis lbw c G.J.Saville b D.L.Acfield 2 185 - - - - 34-2 632. Glamorgan v Worcestershire, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, May 12, 13, 14 (Glamorgan won by an innings and 46 runs) c N.Gifford b R.G.M.Carter 6 355 19.2 8 36 3 B.L.D’Oliveira c P.M.Walker226 D.N.F.Slade lbw R.G.M.Carter b 6 3 7 0 83 633. Glamorgan v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 19, 20, 21 (Match drawn) did not bat - 324-5d 13 0 55 0 355-6d did not bat - 242-7d 11 3 36 2 J.T.Murray b 152-7 P.H.Parfitt c P.M.Walker 634. Glamorgan v Lancashire, Swansea, May 22, 24, 25 (Lancashire won by 103 runs) c C.H.Lloyd b J.Simmons 13 327 21 2 63 2 F.M.Engineer c P.M.Walker 401-8d H.Pilling lbw c D.P.Hughes b J.Simmons 0 181 7 2 12 1 D.Lloyd c E.W.Jones 210-2d 635. Glamorgan v Gloucestershire, Colwyn Bay, May 26, 27, 28 (Match drawn) b M.J.Procter 0 301-9d 16 6 22 0 164 lbw b M.J.Procter 0 165-9d 4 1 8 0 125-3 67