10 Best Cricket Umpires of All Time | ICC Elite Panel

Umpires in Cricket have it tougher than in any other sport. 

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10. Tony Hill 

Tony was chosen to be a member of the ICC’s elite panel of umpires, the greatest honor an umpire could get

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9. Richard Kettleborough

rose in prominence over time and went on to become one of the best umpires in cricket history. 

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8. Daryl Harper

He had a lot of controversy throughout his days as Hair and many other umpires 

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7. Billy Bowden

“Billy” Bowden is a New Zealand cricket umpire as well as one of the best umpires in cricket history. 

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6. Ian James Gould

Sri Lanka at Headingley, where he received a standing ovation from India captain Virat Kohli. 

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5. Steve Bucknor

charm, and composure on the field, combined with the Caribbean touch he provided to the game 

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4. Dickie Bird

Dickie has officiated in a total of 69 One Day Internationals and 66 Test matches. 

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3. David Robert Shepherd

in county cricket before going on to become one of the most well-known cricket umpires in the world. 

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2. Aleem Dar

the most successful umpire on the world stage. At one point, the DRS system was being explored 

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1. Simon Taufel

Taufel has umpired in 74 tests, 174 One-Day Internationals, and 34 Twenty20 Internationals. 

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