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 by	International Cricket Council
First award	2004
Final award	2024
Currently held by	Richard Illingworth (4th award)
Most awards	Simon Taufel (5 awards)
Website	ICC 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		[2]
2006		[3]
2007		[4]
2008		[5]
2009	Aleem Dar	[6]
2010		[7]
2011		[8]
2012	Kumar Dharmasena	[9]
2013	Richard Kettleborough	[10]
2014		[11]
2015		[12]
2016	Marais Erasmus	[13]
2017		[14]
2018	Kumar Dharmasena	[15]
2019	Richard Illingworth	[16]
2021	Marais Erasmus	[17]
2022	Richard Illingworth	[18]
2023		[19]
2024		[20]

Wins by umpire

Umpire	Winner
Simon Taufel	5 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Richard Illingworth	4 (2019, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Aleem Dar	3 (2009, 2010, 2011)
Richard Kettleborough	3 (2013, 2014, 2015)
Marais Erasmus	3 (2016, 2017, 2021)
Kumar Dharmasena	2 (2012, 2018)

Wins by country

Country	Umpires	Total
England	2	7
Australia	1	5
Pakistan	1	3
South Africa	1	3
Sri Lanka	1	2