Breaking/Brief news
May 16, 2005
David Shepherd to retire in July
After his announcement a couple of months ago that he was umpiring 'Down Under' for the last time, it is now certain that David Shepherd will be retiring after umpiring a one-dayer, fittingly enough, between England and Australia on 12/July.
The connection between the Battle of Trafalgar, the bicentenary of which is being celebrated this year, and David Shepherd is that he keeps hopping when the score is on a nelson. Britan won the battle under Lord Admiral Nelson. The jury is still out on why a triplet number, especially 111, is linked to Admiral Nelson and why it is unlucky. Readers may perhaps enlighten the rest of us.
David Shepherd's interviews with Cricinfo and BBC Sport.
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| I have heard that its got to do with the fact that Nelson had only one arm, one leg and one eye or something like that!
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anantha (16 May 2005, 8:33:00 pm)
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