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| Full name | Adrian Thomas Holdstock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1970-04-27)27 April 1970 (age 55) Cape Town,Cape Province,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 | 20 (2020–2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODIs umpired | 64 (2013–2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20Is umpired | 55 (2011–2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WODIs umpired | 17 (2009–2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WT20Is umpired | 7 (2009–2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 ofCricket South Africa's umpire panel forfirst-class matches.[2]
Holdstock played forWestern Province between 1989 and 1993 before playing forBoland from 1993 to 1995.[3] After retiring as a cricketer, Holdstock took up umpiring. He made hislist A umpiring debut in 2006 and hisfirst class debut in 2007.[4][5]
In 2011, Holdstock made his international Twenty20 debut.[6] He umpired in threeOne Day International games in 2013.[7] In January 2020, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires for the2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup tournament in South Africa.[8]
On 26 December 2020, Holdstock stood in his firstTest match as an umpire, in the first Testbetween South Africa and Sri Lanka.[9]
He was selected as one of the match officials for2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[10]In March 2023, Holdstock andAhsan Raza from Pakistan were inducted into theElite Panel of ICC Umpires afterAleem Dar left the panel.[11][12]
He was one of the sixteen match officials for2023 Cricket World Cup.[13][14]
