ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: 4 unnoticed records from previous World Cups

#3 Most World Cup matches umpired – David Shepherd (46)

David Shepherd

No matter how good you are on the field, the outcome of a match can often boil down to crucial decision making by the umpire. With the advent of technology, umpiring errors have reduced significantly.

But back in the day, that wasn't the case which made the job of an umpire all the more difficult. The 80s and the 90s produced some of the finest umpires in cricket. This includes the famous pair of Dickie Bird and David Shepherd.

David Shepherd started his career in 1981 and umpired for two and half decades. In the limited-overs format, he stood in 172 ODIs that included three consecutive World Cup finals in 1996,1999 and 2003.

He umpired in 46 World Cup matches, which is the most by any umpire. To immortalize his service to the sport, the trophy for the ‘ICC Umpire of the Year’ was named after him.