S George

Cricket umpire

  • 415 matches officiated
  • 2006–2023 on record
  • 77 grounds
  • 74 teams
  • #37 of 1,490 by experience

Career by year

02550752006: 2 as reserve20062007: 1 as reserve20082009: 10 as reserve2010: 1 as on-field2010: 2 as tv umpire2010: 1 as reserve20102011: 5 as on-field2011: 3 as tv umpire2011: 9 as reserve2012: 14 as on-field2012: 1 as tv umpire2012: 2 as reserve20122013: 20 as on-field2013: 4 as tv umpire2013: 7 as reserve2014: 11 as on-field2014: 2 as tv umpire2014: 1 as reserve20142015: 27 as on-field2015: 5 as tv umpire2015: 5 as reserve2016: 17 as on-field2016: 6 as tv umpire2016: 10 as reserve20162017: 24 as on-field2017: 4 as tv umpire2017: 10 as reserve2018: 48 as on-field2018: 11 as tv umpire2018: 7 as reserve20182019: 37 as on-field2019: 10 as tv umpire2019: 4 as reserve2020: 6 as on-field2020: 1 as tv umpire2020: 5 as reserve20202021: 13 as on-field2021: 4 as tv umpire2021: 8 as reserve2022: 25 as on-field2022: 6 as tv umpire2022: 13 as reserve20222023: 5 as on-field2023: 4 as tv umpire2023: 4 as reserve2023
  • On-field
  • TV umpire
  • Reserve

By format

Test19
ODI110
T20I107
First-class1
List A23
T20155
Women's matches43

By role

On-field 253
TV umpire 63
Reserve 99

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

  • 58reviews against his calls
  • 15upheld
  • 43overturned
  • 26%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
ODI 40 11 (28%)
T20 6 1 (17%)
T20I 12 3 (25%)

First and most recent

First on record South Africa v IndiaODI22 Nov 2006Kingsmead
Most recent West Indies v South AfricaT20I28 Mar 2023The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Stood with most often

Grounds

  • St George's Park, Port Elizabeth32
  • Kingsmead, Durban24
  • Newlands22
  • SuperSport Park21
  • St George's Park21
  • Kingsmead17
  • New Wanderers Stadium15
  • SuperSport Park, Centurion14
  • Newlands, Cape Town10
  • Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo10
  • New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg10
  • Providence Stadium10

Teams

  • South Africa131
  • India47
  • Titans32
  • Kenya29
  • Warriors28
  • Sri Lanka28
  • Dolphins27
  • Australia27
  • Knights25
  • Lions24
  • New Zealand24
  • West Indies23

Competitions

  • CSA T20 Challenge47
  • Ram Slam T20 Challenge35
  • Caribbean Premier League32
  • ICC Women's T20 World Cup16
  • Mzansi Super League15
  • ICC Women's World Cup15
  • SA2010
  • ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier10
  • Indian Premier League10
  • ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier9
  • India in South Africa ODI Series9
  • Sri Lanka tour of South Africa8

Milestones

50th match South Africa v New Zealand 23 Dec 2012
100th match Namibia v Kenya 17 Jan 2015
200th match Knights v Titans 3 Dec 2017
300th match Trinbago Knight Riders v St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 17 Sep 2019
400th match Scotland v Namibia 5 Dec 2022

Recent matches

DateMatch FormatRole
28 Mar 2023 West Indies v South Africa The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg T20I On-field
26 Mar 2023 West Indies v South Africa SuperSport Park, Centurion T20I Reserve
25 Mar 2023 South Africa v West Indies SuperSport Park, Centurion T20I Reserve
3 Feb 2023 Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Durban's Super Giants Kingsmead, Durban T20 TV umpire
2 Feb 2023 MI Cape Town v Durban's Super Giants Kingsmead, Durban T20 On-field
24 Jan 2023 Durban's Super Giants v Joburg Super Kings The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg T20 On-field
22 Jan 2023 Pretoria Capitals v Paarl Royals Boland Park, Paarl T20 Reserve
20 Jan 2023 Durban's Super Giants v Pretoria Capitals Kingsmead, Durban T20 Reserve
18 Jan 2023 Joburg Super Kings v Pretoria Capitals SuperSport Park, Centurion T20 TV umpire
17 Jan 2023 Joburg Super Kings v Pretoria Capitals The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg T20 On-field
14 Jan 2023 Joburg Super Kings v MI Cape Town Newlands, Cape Town T20 TV umpire
13 Jan 2023 MI Cape Town v Durban's Super Giants Newlands, Cape Town T20 On-field
11 Jan 2023 Joburg Super Kings v Durban's Super Giants Kingsmead, Durban T20 TV umpire
8 Dec 2022 Nepal v Scotland United Cricket Club Ground, Windhoek ODI Reserve
7 Dec 2022 Namibia v Nepal United Cricket Club Ground, Windhoek ODI On-field
5 Dec 2022 Scotland v Namibia United Cricket Club Ground, Windhoek ODI On-field
4 Dec 2022 Nepal v Scotland United Cricket Club Ground, Windhoek ODI Reserve
2 Dec 2022 Nepal v Namibia United Cricket Club Ground, Windhoek ODI On-field
1 Dec 2022 Namibia v Scotland United Cricket Club Ground, Windhoek ODI On-field
22 Oct 2022 North West v Titans Senwes Park, Potchefstroom T20 TV umpire

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Questions

How many matches has S George officiated?
S George has officiated 415 recorded matches, between 2006 and 2023.
How many Test matches has S George stood in?
S George appears in 19 Tests on record.
How many ODIs has S George stood in?
S George appears in 110 ODIs on record.
How often are S George's decisions upheld on review?
Of 58 player reviews recorded against his decisions, 15 were upheld -- 26 per cent. This counts only decisions a side chose to review, so it is not an overall accuracy figure.
Which ground has S George officiated at most often?
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, with 32 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.