A Jacobs
Cricket umpire Active
- 160 matches officiated
- 2016–2026 on record
- 31 grounds
- 60 teams
- #172 of 1,489 by experience
Career by year
- On-field
- TV umpire
- Reserve
By format
| Test | 1 |
|---|---|
| ODI | 12 |
| T20I | 28 |
| First-class | 2 |
| List A | 11 |
| T20 | 106 |
| Women's matches | 26 |
By role
| On-field | 101 |
|---|---|
| TV umpire | 30 |
| Reserve | 29 |
A match can appear under two roles — standing in one innings and sitting as third umpire is one match, counted once in the total above.
Decision reviews
- 29reviews against his calls
- 5upheld
- 24overturned
- 17%upheld rate
Counted from ball-by-ball records, which name the umpire whose decision was reviewed. This is not an accuracy rating. It covers only the decisions a side chose to challenge — a small and deliberately unrepresentative sample of the calls made in a match.
| Format | Reviews | Upheld |
|---|---|---|
| T20 | 26 | 4 (15%) |
| T20I | 3 | 1 (33%) |
First and most recent
| First on record | Lions v WarriorsT2025 Nov 2016St George's Park, Port Elizabeth |
|---|---|
| Most recent | Tanzania v St HelenaT20I28 Mar 2026Achimota Senior Secondary School B Field, Accra |
Stood with most often
- A Paleker 12
- LB Gcuma 8
- BP Jele 7
- AT Holdstock 7
- Stephen Harris 6
- BM White 6
- Siphelele Gasa 5
- S George 5
Grounds
- St George's Park, Port Elizabeth20
- The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg16
- Kingsmead, Durban16
- SuperSport Park, Centurion15
- Newlands, Cape Town15
- St George's Park, Gqeberha14
- Boland Park, Paarl9
- Senwes Park, Potchefstroom7
- North-West University No1 Ground6
- Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone5
- Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi5
- Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 2, Abuja3
Teams
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape25
- South Africa24
- MI Cape Town16
- Paarl Royals15
- Pretoria Capitals14
- Joburg Super Kings14
- Titans13
- Warriors13
- Western Province12
- Lions11
- Durban's Super Giants10
- Knights9
Competitions
- SA2047
- CSA T20 Challenge37
- Mzansi Super League13
- CWC Challenge League8
- ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Region Division Two Qualifier7
- ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group C6
- Women's Quadrangular Series (in South Africa)6
- New Zealand Women tour of South Africa5
- Ram Slam T20 Challenge5
- ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier B4
- India tour of South Africa4
- West Indies Women tour of South Africa4
Milestones
| 50th match | Western Province v Titans 19 Feb 2022 |
|---|---|
| 100th match | Western Province v Dolphins 13 Oct 2024 |
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Format | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2026 | Tanzania v St Helena Achimota Senior Secondary School B Field, Accra | T20I | On-field |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Tanzania v Seychelles Achimota Senior Secondary School B Field, Accra | T20I | On-field |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Malawi v Ghana Achimota Senior Secondary School A Field, Accra | T20I | On-field |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Eswatini v St Helena Achimota Senior Secondary School A Field, Accra | T20I | On-field |
| 31 Jan 2026 | West Indies v South Africa The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | T20I | On-field |
| 29 Jan 2026 | West Indies v South Africa SuperSport Park, Centurion | T20I | On-field |
| 27 Jan 2026 | West Indies v South Africa Boland Park, Paarl | T20I | TV umpire |
| 25 Jan 2026 | Pretoria Capitals v Sunrisers Eastern Cape Newlands, Cape Town | T20 | On-field |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Paarl Royals v Sunrisers Eastern Cape The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | T20 | Reserve |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Paarl Royals v Joburg Super Kings SuperSport Park, Centurion | T20 | TV umpire |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Pretoria Capitals Kingsmead, Durban | T20 | On-field |
| 18 Jan 2026 | MI Cape Town v Sunrisers Eastern Cape St George's Park, Gqeberha | T20 | On-field |
| 16 Jan 2026 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape v MI Cape Town Newlands, Cape Town | T20 | On-field |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Joburg Super Kings St George's Park, Gqeberha | T20 | On-field |
| 10 Jan 2026 | Pretoria Capitals v Paarl Royals Boland Park, Paarl | T20 | On-field |
| 6 Jan 2026 | Joburg Super Kings v MI Cape Town Newlands, Cape Town | T20 | On-field |
| 29 Dec 2025 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Pretoria Capitals St George's Park, Gqeberha | T20 | TV umpire |
| 27 Dec 2025 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Paarl Royals Boland Park, Paarl | T20 | On-field |
| 26 Dec 2025 | Durban's Super Giants v MI Cape Town Newlands, Cape Town | T20 | On-field |
| 17 Aug 2025 | London Spirit v Birmingham Phoenix Edgbaston, Birmingham | T20 | On-field |
Questions
- How many matches has A Jacobs officiated?
- A Jacobs has officiated 160 recorded matches, between 2016 and 2026.
- How many Test matches has A Jacobs stood in?
- A Jacobs appears in 1 Tests on record.
- How many ODIs has A Jacobs stood in?
- A Jacobs appears in 12 ODIs on record.
- How often are A Jacobs's decisions upheld on review?
- Of 29 player reviews recorded against his decisions, 5 were upheld -- 17 per cent. This counts only decisions a side chose to review, so it is not an overall accuracy figure.
- Which ground has A Jacobs officiated at most often?
- St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, with 20 matches on record.