Simon Taufel

Simon Taufel
Personal information
Full name
Simon James Arthur Taufel
Born (1971-01-21) 21 January 1971 (age 53)
St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
BowlingFast-medium bowler
RoleBowler, umpire
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1990–1991Cammeray CC
Umpiring information
Tests umpired74 (2000–2012)
ODIs umpired174 (1999–2012)
T20Is umpired34 (2007–2012)
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 6 October 2012

Simon James Arthur Taufel (born 21 January 1971) is an Australian former cricket umpire who was earlier a member of the ICC Elite umpire panel. He won five consecutive ICC Umpire of the Year awards between 2004 and 2008, and is widely regarded as one of the top 10 greatest umpires of all time.[1] He announced his retirement from international cricket on 26 September 2012, after the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 final. [2][3] He subsequently worked as the ICC's Umpire Performance and Training Manager until October 2015.[4][5] In 2020 he joined the Channel Seven commentary team as an expert commentator for the 2020/21 test series.[6]

  1. ^ Rating the 10 best umpires of all time CricTracker. Retrieved March 2024
  2. ^ "Taufel to retire after World Twenty20". Cricinfo. 26 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Mohali semifinal my most exciting match: Taufel". Wisden India. 6 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Simon Taufel's comment on Training of Third Umpires". Times of India. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Taufel to resign as ICC umpires manager". Cricinfo. 14 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Seven releases full commentary team for Seven's Summer of Cricket". TV Blackbox. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.