 He brought up his 1000th first-class wicket when he had first innings century maker and captain Willie Watson caught by Norman Hill.He batted mostly in the lower order and made a solitary century in his first-class career, an innings of 130 against Worcestershire at Trent Bridge when he shared in a sixth wicket partnership of 270 with opener Reg Simpson.After retiring as a cricketer, Jepson turned to umpiring and officiated in county matches up until 1985.