Adrian Holdstock (born 27 April 1970) is a South African cricket umpire and former cricketer who now serves as an ICC international cricket umpire.[1] He is part of Cricket South Africa's umpire panel for first-class matches.[2]

Adrian Holdstock
Personal information
Full name
Adrian Thomas Holdstock
Born (1970-04-27) 27 April 1970 (age 54)
Cape Town, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleUmpire
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1989/90–1992/93Western Province
1993/94–1995/96Boland
Umpiring information
Tests umpired9 (2020–2024)
ODIs umpired59 (2013–2024)
T20Is umpired50 (2011–2023)
WODIs umpired17 (2009–2018)
WT20Is umpired7 (2009–2019)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 16 7
Runs scored 573 104
Batting average 20.46 14.85
100s/50s 0/3 0/1
Top score 81 66
Balls bowled 1210 258
Wickets 19 6
Bowling average 33.78 34.83
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/51 3/54
Catches/stumpings 9/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 November 2023

Career edit

Holdstock played for Western Province between 1989 and 1993 before playing for Boland from 1993 to 1995.[3] After retiring as a cricketer, Holdstock took up umpiring. He made his list A umpiring debut in 2006 and his first class debut in 2007.[4][5]

In 2011, Holdstock made his international Twenty20 debut.[6] He umpired in three One Day International games in 2013.[7] In January 2020, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup tournament in South Africa.[8]

On 26 December 2020, Holdstock stood in his first Test match as an umpire, in the first Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka.[9]

He was selected as one of the match officials for 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[10] In March 2023, Holdstock and Ahsan Raza from Pakistan were inducted into the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires after Aleem Dar left the panel.[11][12]

He was one of the sixteen match officials for 2023 Cricket World Cup.[13][14]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "CSA promotes seven umpires to Reserve List Panel". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Agenbag and Fritz break new ground for SA Cricket". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Adrian Holdstock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Adrian Holdstock as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Adrian Holdstock as Umpire in List A Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Holdstock makes debut". Sports24. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Adrian Holdstock". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Match officials named for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  9. ^ "South Africa vs Sri Lanka Test series: Marais Erasmus and Adrian Holdstock appointed as on-field umpires". Inside Sport. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  10. ^ "20-strong contingent of match officials announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Adrian Holdstock, Ahsan Raza join ICC Elite Panel of Umpires as Aleem Dar steps down". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Aleem Dar ends 19-year old career as Elite Panel Umpire". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Match officials for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 named". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  14. ^ "ICC announce Match Officials for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 22 September 2023.