Mike Shepherdson, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Malaysian field hockey player, footballer, and cricketer
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About Mike Shepherdson
- Michael Francis Shepherdson (10 December 1930 – 13 February 2016) was a Malaysian field hockey player, association football goalkeeper, and cricketer.
- He participated in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, and twice in the Asian Games, in 1958 and 1962, where the Malaysian team won a bronze medal.
- At the 1956 Olympics he was selected to the World Xl hockey team, the first ever Malaysian representative.
- Later he became a goalkeeper for Selangor FA and was captain of the national cricket team.
- He was known for the distinction of being the only Malaysian who captained both national hockey and cricket teams "".
- In 2011, he was inducted into the Olympic Council of Malaysia's (OCM) Hall of Fame for his sporting achievements.In cricket he was credited as an early exponent of a specific technique for facing fast bowling, which was later successfully used by Australian captain Ian Chappell in the 1975-76 home Test series, against the fearsome West Indian pace attack.
- Harjit Singh, President of the Johor Cricket Council described Mike Shepherdson as "the finest batsman Malaysia ever produced, a gentleman, sportsman, a great friend and the finest example of a humble and caring personality.".Shepherdson died at the Pantai Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur in 2016, aged 85.
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