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Wednesday, 28 October 2009

David Shepherd, MBE, 1940-2009

The cricketing world has been paying tribute to David Shepherd who died today.

The Times Obituary http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6893868.ece

Cricinfo
http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/current/story/431815.html
http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/432143.html

Simon Taufel
http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/current/story/431848.html

The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/england/6452514/David-Shepherd-Test-cricket-umpire-dies-at-68.html

The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/oct/28/david-shepherd-umpire-dies-cancer
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/oct/28/david-shepherd-obituary

The ECB
http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/england/former-umpire-shepherd-dies,308254,EN.html

Tributes from members of the public on BBC's 606 forum
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/F15164048?thread=7033531&skip=0&show=50

Finally, perhaps the interview with David Foot gives a glimpse of David Shepherd as most people, me included, will remember him, a true sportsman and a credit to the game
http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/current/story/431841.html

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