LB Gcuma

Cricket umpire Active

  • 201 matches officiated
  • 2011–2026 on record
  • 33 grounds
  • 57 teams
  • #138 of 1,495 by experience

Career by year

010203040502011: 3 as on-field2011: 1 as reserve20112012: 2 as reserve2013: 2 as reserve20132014: 5 as on-field2014: 2 as tv umpire2014: 5 as reserve2015: 5 as on-field2015: 1 as tv umpire2015: 2 as reserve20152016: 5 as on-field2016: 1 as tv umpire2017: 1 as on-field2017: 3 as reserve20172018: 10 as on-field2018: 5 as reserve2019: 10 as on-field2019: 2 as tv umpire2019: 2 as reserve20192021: 6 as on-field2021: 4 as tv umpire2021: 4 as reserve20212022: 12 as on-field2022: 4 as tv umpire2022: 4 as reserve2023: 13 as on-field2023: 4 as tv umpire2023: 7 as reserve20232024: 25 as on-field2024: 6 as tv umpire2024: 10 as reserve2025: 18 as on-field2025: 6 as tv umpire2025: 3 as reserve20252026: 6 as on-field2026: 2 as reserve2026
  • On-field
  • TV umpire
  • Reserve

By format

Test3
ODI23
T20I54
First-class2
T20119
Women's matches31

By role

On-field 119
TV umpire 30
Reserve 52

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

  • 31reviews against his calls
  • 9upheld
  • 22overturned
  • 29%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.

FormatReviewsUpheld
T20 23 4 (17%)
T20I 5 2 (40%)
ODI 3 3 (100%)

First and most recent

First on record South Africa v EnglandODI21 Oct 2011Senwes Park
Most recent Rwanda v BotswanaT20I30 May 2026Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone

Stood with most often

Grounds

  • Kingsmead, Durban48
  • SuperSport Park, Centurion17
  • The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg14
  • Newlands, Cape Town13
  • St George's Park, Port Elizabeth13
  • Boland Park, Paarl10
  • Senwes Park, Potchefstroom10
  • Senwes Park9
  • Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi6
  • Kingsmead6
  • Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone5
  • St George's Park, Gqeberha5

Teams

  • South Africa41
  • Dolphins28
  • Titans22
  • Warriors22
  • Joburg Super Kings16
  • Pakistan16
  • Knights16
  • India14
  • Cape Cobras14
  • Durban's Super Giants13
  • Lions13
  • MI Cape Town12

Competitions

  • CSA T20 Challenge40
  • SA2037
  • Ram Slam T20 Challenge24
  • ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier20
  • Mzansi Super League13
  • ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final7
  • India tour of South Africa7
  • ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier6
  • Pakistan tour of South Africa6
  • ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Qualifier6
  • Pakistan Women tour of South Africa6
  • India Women tour of South Africa5

Milestones

50th match Jozi Stars v Cape Town Blitz4 Dec 2018
100th match Dolphins v Boland2 Nov 2022
200th match Kenya v Botswana29 May 2026

Recent matches

DateMatch FormatRole
30 May 2026 Rwanda v BotswanaBotswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone T20I On-field
29 May 2026 Kenya v BotswanaBotswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone T20I On-field
28 May 2026 Botswana v Ivory CoastBotswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone T20I Reserve
26 May 2026 Cameroon v Ivory CoastBotswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone T20I On-field
25 May 2026 Ivory Coast v MaliBotswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone T20I Reserve
25 May 2026 Kenya v RwandaBotswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone T20I On-field
24 May 2026 Rwanda v Ivory CoastBotswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone T20I On-field
23 May 2026 Botswana v Sierra LeoneBotswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone T20I On-field
30 Dec 2025 Durban's Super Giants v Joburg Super KingsKingsmead, Durban T20 On-field
28 Dec 2025 Durban's Super Giants v MI Cape TownKingsmead, Durban T20 TV umpire
26 Dec 2025 Durban's Super Giants v MI Cape TownNewlands, Cape Town T20 On-field
4 Oct 2025 Namibia v ZimbabweHarare Sports Club T20I On-field
4 Oct 2025 Kenya v TanzaniaHarare Sports Club T20I Reserve
2 Oct 2025 Kenya v ZimbabweHarare Sports Club T20I On-field
30 Sep 2025 Botswana v UgandaTakashinga Sports Club, Highfield, Harare T20I On-field
28 Sep 2025 Malawi v KenyaTakashinga Sports Club, Highfield, Harare T20I Reserve
28 Sep 2025 Tanzania v UgandaTakashinga Sports Club, Highfield, Harare T20I On-field
26 Sep 2025 Namibia v KenyaHarare Sports Club T20I On-field
19 Apr 2025 Bangladesh v PakistanLahore City Cricket Association Ground ODI TV umpire
17 Apr 2025 Pakistan v ThailandGaddafi Stadium, Lahore ODI On-field

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Questions

How many matches has LB Gcuma officiated?
LB Gcuma has officiated 201 recorded matches, between 2011 and 2026.
How many Test matches has LB Gcuma stood in?
LB Gcuma appears in 3 Tests on record.
How many ODIs has LB Gcuma stood in?
LB Gcuma appears in 23 ODIs on record.
How often are LB Gcuma's decisions upheld on review?
Of 31 player reviews recorded against his decisions, 9 were upheld -- 29 per cent. This counts only decisions a side chose to review, so it is not an overall accuracy figure.
Which ground has LB Gcuma officiated at most often?
Kingsmead, Durban, with 48 matches on record.

Other officials

Figures updated 17 Aug 2026.

Ball-by-ball records begin in 2002; matches before that are counted where an official record names the officials. A match with no officials recorded does not appear here.