David Shepherd Trophy

ICC Award for Umpire of the Year
Presented by International Cricket Council
First awarded 2004
Currently held by South Africa Marais Erasmus
Website ICC Awards

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.

Trophy

The 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

Year Winner Ref
2004 Australia Simon Taufel [1]
2005 Australia Simon Taufel [2]
2006 Australia Simon Taufel [3]
2007 Australia Simon Taufel [4]
2008 Australia Simon Taufel [5]
2009 Pakistan Aleem Dar [6]
2010 Pakistan Aleem Dar [7]
2011 Pakistan Aleem Dar [8]
2012 Sri Lanka Kumar Dharmasena [9]
2013 England Richard Kettleborough [10]
2014 England Richard Kettleborough [11]
2015 England Richard Kettleborough [12]
2016 South Africa Marais Erasmus [13]
2017 South Africa Marais Erasmus [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Rahul Dravid is the ICC's player of the year". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  2. ↑ "Simon Taufel named Umpire of the Year". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  3. ↑ "Simon Taufel wins ICC Umpire of the Year for third year in a row". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  4. ↑ "Simon Taufel wins ICC Umpire of the Year for fourth year in a row". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  5. ↑ "ICC cricket awards 2008". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  6. ↑ "Dar is Umpire of the Year". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  7. ↑ "Aleem Dar named Umpire of the Year". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  8. ↑ "Dar named best umpire for the third consecutive year". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  9. ↑ "Kumar Dharmasena voted Umpire of the Year". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  10. ↑ "Clarke takes top honours at LG ICC Awards 2013". Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  11. ↑ "Johnson takes top honours at LG ICC Awards 2014". Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  12. ↑ "Steve Smith wins the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year 2015". Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  13. ↑ "Marais Erasmus wins David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year". Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  14. ↑ "Marais Erasmus earns successive David Shepherd Trophies". Retrieved 2018-10-12.
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