David Shepherd Trophy

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
Presented byInternational Cricket Council
First awarded2004
Last awarded2019
Currently held by Richard Illingworth
Most awards Simon Taufel (5)
WebsiteICC Awards

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 Simon Taufel [1]
2005 Simon Taufel [2]
2006 Simon Taufel [3]
2007 Simon Taufel [4]
2008 Simon Taufel [5]
2009 Aleem Dar [6]
2010 Aleem Dar [7]
2011 Aleem Dar [8]
2012 Kumar Dharmasena [9]
2013 Richard Kettleborough [10]
2014 Richard Kettleborough [11]
2015 Richard Kettleborough [12]
2016 Marais Erasmus [13]
2017 Marais Erasmus [14]
2018 Kumar Dharmasena [15]
2019 Richard Illingworth

References
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  2. "Simon Taufel named Umpire of the Year". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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  4. "Simon Taufel wins ICC Umpire of the Year for fourth year in a row". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. "ICC cricket awards 2008". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  6. "Dar is Umpire of the Year". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  7. "Aleem Dar named Umpire of the Year". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  8. "Dar named best umpire for the third consecutive year". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  9. "Kumar Dharmasena voted Umpire of the Year". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  10. "Clarke takes top honours at LG ICC Awards 2013". Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  11. "Johnson takes top honours at LG ICC Awards 2014". Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  12. "Steve Smith wins the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year 2015". Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  13. "Marais Erasmus wins David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year". Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  14. "Marais Erasmus earns successive David Shepherd Trophies". Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  15. "ICC awards: Virat Kohli wins big three after fantastic 2018". Retrieved 22 January 2019.
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