England. October 28, 2009. David Robert Shepherd born 27 December 1940 in Bideford, Devon, England, WAS one of the cricket world's best known umpires. He officiated in 92 Test matches, the last of them being in June 2005 He officiated in three World Cup finals.
He passed away on October 28, 2009 after years of battling with cancer.
From 1965 to 1979 he represented Gloucestershire in the English County Cricket. He was a batsman and had averaged in the lower 20's during that stint.
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