Adrian Holdstock

Cricket umpire

Adrian Holdstock

Personal information

Full name|

Adrian Thomas Holdstock

Born|  (1970-04-27) 27 April 1970 (age 52)
Cape Town, South Africa
Batting| Right-hand batsman
Bowling| Right-arm medium
Role| Umpire
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1989–1993| Western Province
1993–1995| Boland
Umpiring information
Tests umpired| 5 (2020–2022)
ODIs umpired| 41 (2013–2022)
T20Is umpired| 48 (2011–2022)
Career statistics
| Competition | First class | List A

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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 | 9/0 | 2/0

Source: CricketArchive, 6 November 2022

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

## Career[edit]

Holdstock played for Western Province between 1989 and 1993 before playing for Boland 1993 and 1995.[3] After finishing playing 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]

## See also[edit]

* List of Test cricket umpires
* List of One Day International cricket umpires
* List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires

## References[edit]

1. ^ "CSA promotes seven umpires to Reserve List Panel". Cricket South Africa. 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.

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