Simon James Arthur Taufel , ( born 21 January 1971 in St Leonards , New South Wales ) , is a former Australian 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 was generally considered to have been the best umpire in the world during his time . He announced his retirement from international cricket on 26 September 2012 , after the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 final . He subsequently worked as the ICC 's Umpire Performance and Training Manager until October 2015
ICC Umpire of the Year
ICC Awards
Simon Taufel