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Full name Simon James Arnold Taufel
Born January 21, 1971, St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales
Current age 40 years 229 days
Other Umpire
Test debut | Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, Dec 26-29, 2000 scorecard |
Last Test | England v India at The Oval, Aug 18-22, 2011 scorecard |
Test matches | 69 |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Australia v Sri Lanka at Sydney, Jan 13, 1999 scorecard |
Last ODI | India v Sri Lanka at Mumbai, Apr 2, 2011 scorecard |
ODI matches | 167 |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Kenya v New Zealand at Durban, Sep 12, 2007 scorecard |
Last T20I | England v Sri Lanka at Gros Islet, May 13, 2010 scorecard |
T20I matches | 22 |
T20I statistics |
In a field where middle-age has been the norm, it was a supreme vote of confidence that Simon Taufel was asked to umpire his first Test at 29. The best part of a decade later, he has repaid that faith by being named the ICC's Umpire of the Year every year from 2004 to 2008. His rise has been so rapid that he is one of the most experienced officials on the Elite Panel, despite being by far its youngest member. But that heavy workload has also taken its toll on Taufel, who in 2008 said he wanted to spend more time with his wife and children and was taking his cricket future "year by year". Respected by the players for his consistently accurate decision-making, Taufel has stood in two World Cups but he will not get the chance to officiate in a final unless Australia stumble on the field. A calm and confident official who works hard on his fitness, Taufel has developed while on the international scene. When he first arrived he hunched over as the bowler let fly, lowering his eyeline like umpires of old. That habit disappeared as Taufel's self-assurance increased, although his concentration has not waned.
ICC Umpire of the Year 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
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