Most matches as an umpire in World Cup

David Shepherd holds the record being the umpire in most world cup matches. He stood in 46 matches, including three consecutive World Cup finals in 1996, 1999 and 2003.

Top Ten List of of Umpires

Umpire:	Country	Span	Matches
DR Shepherd	ENG	1983-2003	46
SA Bucknor	WI	1992-2007	45
RE Koertzen	SA	1999-2007	25
SJA Taufel	AUS	2003-11	23
S Venkataraghavan	IND	1996-2003	23
Aleem Dar	PAK	2003-11	22
DJ Harper	AUS	2003-11	22
BF Bowden	NZ	2003-11	21
HD Bird	ENG	1975-87	18
Khizer Hayat	PAK	1987-96	18

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