Johannesburg, Aug. 6 -- Former first-class cricketer Arno Jacobs has been selected as the third South African recipient of the SA20 and Cricket South Africa (CSA) Umpire Exchange Programme with the England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) The Hundred.

Jacobs will follow in the footsteps of both Stephen Harris and Lubabalo 'Babs' Gcuma, who have had the opportunity of standing in The Hundred. The reciprocal agreement saw Englishmen Russell Warren officiate in SA20 Season 2 and James Middlebrook in Season 3, as per a press release from CSA.

Jacobs will depart for the United Kingdom on 11 August to umpire two men's matches, one women's match and officiate as the fourth umpire at iconic global venues such as Lord's, the Oval and Edgbaston. ...