The David Shepherd Trophy is awarded annually by the International Cricket Council to the ICC Umpire of the Year. The Trophy is named after famous and respected English umpire David Shepherd. The first David Shepherd Trophy was awarded to Simon Taufel in 2004.
ICC Award for Umpire of the Year | |
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Presented by | International Cricket Council |
First awarded | 2004 |
Last awarded | 2023 |
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Most awards | ![]() |
Website | ICC Awards |
Trophy
editThe trophy, produced by Swarovski, features a crystal cricket ball studded with over 4200 Swarovski crystal chantons, cusped in a hand which extends from an aluminium base. The hand represents the theme of "breaking through" in pursuit of excellence. The trophy features a clear crystal ball, weighs 1.2kg, is 30cm high and 11cm in width.
Winners
editWins by umpire
editUmpire | Winner |
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Simon Taufel | 5 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) |
Aleem Dar | 3 (2009, 2010, 2011) |
Richard Kettleborough | 3 (2013, 2014, 2015) |
Marais Erasmus | 3 (2016, 2017, 2021) |
Richard Illingworth | 3 (2019, 2022, 2023) |
Kumar Dharmasena | 2 (2012, 2018) |
Wins by country
editCountry | Umpires | Total |
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England | 2 | 6 |
Australia | 1 | 5 |
Pakistan | 1 | 3 |
South Africa | 1 | 3 |
Sri Lanka | 1 | 2 |
References
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- ^ "ICC cricket awards 2008". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Dar is Umpire of the Year". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Aleem Dar named Umpire of the Year". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Dar named best umpire for the third consecutive year". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Kumar Dharmasena voted Umpire of the Year". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Clarke takes top honours at LG ICC Awards 2013". Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Johnson takes top honours at LG ICC Awards 2014". Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Steve Smith wins the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year 2015". Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Marais Erasmus wins David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year". Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Marais Erasmus earns successive David Shepherd Trophies". Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "ICC awards: Virat Kohli wins big three after fantastic 2018". Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "ICC awards: Ben Stokes named player of the year". 15 January 2020.
- ^ "South Africa's Marais Erasmus Named ICC Umpire Of The Year 2021 | Cricket News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Babar and Sciver claim the double as final ICC Awards 2022 winners revealed". ICC. 26 January 2023.
- ^ ICC [@ICC] (25 January 2024). "Congratulations to England's Richard Illingworth on winning the ICC Umpire of the Year 2023" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 January 2024 – via Twitter.