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Simon Taufel (Simon James Arthur Taufel) was born on 21 January, 1971 in St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia, is an Australian cricket umpire. Discover Simon Taufel's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?

Popular As Simon James Arthur Taufel
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Age 53 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 21 January 1971
Birthday 21 January
Birthplace St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality Australia

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1971

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.

1990

After the 1990–1991 season he won the club's best and fairest award, was leading wicket-taker and had the lowest bowling average in the association.

His career was cut short by a back injury.

Despite initially having no intention of becoming an umpire, he agreed to go along with a friend to an umpiring course.

After he passed the subsequent exam he began umpiring grade cricket.

1995

He quickly progressed through the ranks and made his first-class debut in 1995, aged just 24.

1999

Taufel stood in his first One Day International (ODI) on 13 January 1999 in the match between Australia and Sri Lanka at Sydney when he was 27 years old.

2000

He umpired his first Test match in December 2000 – the Boxing Day Test between Australia and West Indies at Melbourne.

2002

He became a member of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires in 2002.

2003

He was chosen to umpire at the 2003 Cricket World Cup.

2004

He won five consecutive ICC Umpire of the Year awards between 2004 and 2008, and is widely regarded as one of the top 10 the greatest umpire of all time.

He umpired in the final of the 2004 Champions Trophy.

Taufel won the ICC Umpire of the Year for the first five years of its existence (2004–2008).

2006

Taufel has been named the top umpire of the year five times, and in August 2006 the ICC's annual umpire review officially ranked second for accuracy (behind Darrell Hair), and top overall.

At the 2006 Champions Trophy he umpired a semi-final, but could not umpire the final because Australia had reached the final.

2007

In January 2007 he became the youngest umpire to stand in 100 ODIs, and in April 2007 took charge of the World Cup semi-final between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, again being ineligible for the final which featured Australia.

2009

On 3 March 2009, Taufel was one of the officials caught in the attack on the Sri Lanka cricket team by terrorists in Lahore, Pakistan.

His winning streak was broken in October 2009, when Aleem Dar of Pakistan won the ICC Umpire of the Year award.

Taufel is the youngest person to have received the ICC's Bronze Bails Award for umpiring 100 ODIs.

2011

He umpired alongside Aleem Dar in the final of the 2011 Cricket World Cup between Sri Lanka and India, gaining the opportunity to do so after Australia were knocked out by India in the Quarter Finals.

2012

He announced his retirement from international cricket on 26 September 2012, after the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 final.

Taufel quit international cricket after the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka, at which he was umpiring at the time.

He stepped down from cricket's elite panel of umpires to take over a new role as the ICC's Umpire Performance and Training Manager.

2015

He subsequently worked as the ICC's Umpire Performance and Training Manager until October 2015.

He resigned from that role in October 2015.

2020

In 2020 he joined the Channel Seven commentary team as an expert commentator for the 2020/21 test series.

Taufel played for Cammeray Cricket Club in the Northern Suburbs Cricket Association as a fast-medium bowler.