Arno Jacobs

{{Short description|South African cricketer (born 1977)}}

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{{Use South African English|date=June 2012}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Arno Jacobs

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| country = South Africa

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|3|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa

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| role = Umpire

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| t20isumpired = 6

| umpt20idebutyr = 2024

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| wodisumpired = 9

| umpwodidebutyr = 2017

| umpwodilastyr = 2023

| wt20isumpired = 2

| umpwt20idebutyr = 2023

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| date = 21 March 2023

| source = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/45712.html ESPNcricinfo]

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Arno Jacobs (born 13 March 1977 in Potchefstroom) is a South African former first-class cricketer previously playing for the Warriors and current umpire.{{Cite web |url=http://cricket.co.za/news/25057/CSA-promotes-seven-umpires-to-Reserve-List-Panel |title=CSA promotes seven umpires to Reserve List Panel |accessdate=11 July 2018 |work=Cricket South Africa |archive-date=11 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711120945/http://cricket.co.za/news/25057/CSA-promotes-seven-umpires-to-Reserve-List-Panel |url-status=dead }} A left-handed batsman, he made over 4000 first class runs and has a highest score of 197. He is not related to South African domestic cricketer Davey Jacobs.

The 30-year-old, who can bowl right arm off-break and right arm medium, has a first class average of 38.04 with the bat and an average of 125 with the ball.

In his career, he has played for Scotland, Eastern Province, North West, Warriors, Western Transvaal, Middleton C.C. and Leicestershire C.C.C.

Controversy arose in the 2007 season when playing as the professional for Middleton in the Central Lancashire League, he was allowed to play for Scotland in the Friends Provident Trophy. Impressed by his form, Leicestershire C.C.C. approached both Middleton C.C. and Scotland Cricket for them to release him from his contracts and to allow Jacobs to play for Leicestershire full-time. Scotland Cricket released a statement that they were the ones who released him from the contract allowing him to play for Leicestershire, when in fact it was Middleton C.C. who had released him.

In 2017 he was selected to be an umpire for the South African 2017–18 first-class cricket season. He is part of Cricket South Africa's umpire panel for first-class matches.{{cite web|url=https://cricket.co.za/news/31510/Agenbag-and-Fritz-break-new-ground-for-SA-Cricket |title=Agenbag and Fritz break new ground for SA Cricket |work=Cricket South Africa |accessdate=28 August 2019}}