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July 14, 2006Posted on 07/14/2006 in Offbeat
Shepherd takes his seat
Funny as it may seem, but for the first time, yesterday was the first time David Shepherd watched a Lord's Test as a spectator. Geoffrey Dean of The Times caught up with 'Shep', watching England bat, proudly sporting his bacon-and-egg MCC tie.
He admitted to popping up to the umpires’ room in the lunch break to say hello to Steve Bucknor and Simon Taufel. Bucknor, with whom he stood on many occasions.
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