Adrian Holdstock

South African cricket umpire

Adrian Holdstock

Personal information

Full name|

Adrian Thomas Holdstock

Born|  (1970-04-27) 27 April 1970 (age 55)
Cape Town, South Africa
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Right-arm medium
Role| Umpire
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1989/90–1992/93| Western Province
1993/94–1995/96| Boland
Umpiring information
Tests umpired| 18 (2020–2025)
ODIs umpired| 62 (2013–2025)
T20Is umpired| 55 (2011–2024)
WODIs umpired| 17 (2009–2018)
WT20Is umpired| 7 (2009–2019)
Career statistics
| Competition | FC | LA

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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/– | 2/–

Source: Cricinfo, 24 November 2023

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]

## Career

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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

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

## References

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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.

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* Kumar Dharmasena
* Chris Gaffaney
* Adrian Holdstock

* Richard Illingworth
* Richard Kettleborough
* Nitin Menon

* Allahudien Paleker
* Ahsan Raza
* Paul Reiffel

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* Rod Tucker
* Alex Wharf

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