# Mike Shepherdson

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{{Short description|Malaysian sportsperson (1930–2016)}}
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{{Medal|Country | {{flag|Malaya}} }}
{{Medal|Sport | Men's [field hockey](/source/field_hockey)}}
{{Medal|Competition|[Asian Games](/source/Asian_Games)}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[1962 Jakarta](/source/1962_Asian_Games)|[Team](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_1962_Asian_Games)}}
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'''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](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics), and twice in the [Asian Games](/source/Asian_Games), in [1958](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_1958_Asian_Games) and [1962](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_1962_Asian_Games), 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/sport/hockey/2016/02/14/former-international-shepherdson-passes-away/ |title=Former international Shepherdson passes away - Hockey {{!}} The Star Online |website=www.thestar.com.my |access-date=2016-12-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218010921/http://www.thestar.com.my/sport/hockey/2016/02/14/former-international-shepherdson-passes-away/ |archivedate=2016-02-18 }}</ref> Later he became a goalkeeper for [Selangor FA](/source/Selangor_FA) and was captain of the [national cricket team](/source/Malaysia_national_cricket_team). He was known for the distinction of being the only Malaysian who captained both national hockey and cricket teams "<ref>Sporting fraternity bids farewell to a local legend http://www.themalaymailonline.com/sports/article/sporting-fraternity-bids-farewell-to-a-local-legend#sthash.PaB92HwX.dpuf. ''www.themalaymailonline.com'' Retrieved 11 September 2016</ref>".  In 2011, he was inducted into the Olympic Council of Malaysia's (OCM) Hall of Fame for his sporting achievements.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://astrogoread.astro.com.my/topics/article/0-s_17676-4687413|title=Former Sportswriter's Ode to Mike Shepherdson - Astro Read|website=astrogoread.astro.com.my|access-date=2016-12-24}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://astrogoread.astro.com.my/topics/article/0-s_17676-4687413|title=Former Sportswriter's Ode to Mike Shepherdson - Astro Read|website=astrogoread.astro.com.my|access-date=2016-12-24}}</ref> 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.".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/02/127525/finest-batsman-all-time|title=The finest batsman of all time|date=2016-02-15|newspaper=NST Online|access-date=2016-12-24}}</ref>

Shepherdson died at the Pantai Medical Centre in [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) in 2016, aged 85.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ramaguru |first1=S. |title=Former international Shepherdson passes away |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/sport/hockey/2016/02/14/former-international-shepherdson-passes-away/ |accessdate=18 October 2025 |work=The Star |date=14 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218010921/http://www.thestar.com.my/sport/hockey/2016/02/14/former-international-shepherdson-passes-away/ |archivedate=18 February 2016 }}</ref>

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Category:1930 births
Category:2016 deaths
Category:Malaysian people of Kristang descent
Category:Olympic field hockey players for Malaya
Category:Malaysian men's field hockey players
Category:Field hockey players at the 1958 Asian Games
Category:Field hockey players at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Category:Field hockey players at the 1962 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games bronze medalists in field hockey
Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Malaysian men's footballers
Category:Selangor F.C. players
Category:Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games

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