David Lynton Orchard (born 24 June 1948) is a South African former first-class cricketer, and former international umpire who stood in 44 Test matches and 107 One-Day Internationals.
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| Full name | David Lynton Orchard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 June 1948 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Umpire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1979 | Natal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 26 January 1968 Natal B v Border | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 13 January 1979 Natal B v Transvaal B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 30 March 1970 C Wesley's XI v R van der Poll's XI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last LA | 20 November 1971 Natal v Western Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tests umpired | 44 (1995–2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODIs umpired | 107 (1994–2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editOrchard was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. His father, Kenneth Orchard and uncle Eric Orchard played first-class cricket for Natal, and his son Justin Orchard for Free State.[1][2]
Playing career
editHe played first-class cricket as an all-rounder for Natal and Natal B between 1967/8 and 1978/9, scoring 1,634 runs at a batting average of 24.38 and taking 47 wickets at a bowling average of 29.02. He also played 5 games of List A cricket for Natal between 1969/70 and 1971/2, and played as a professional for Rawtenstall in the Lancashire League in 1972 and 1973.[2][3][4][5]
Umpiring career
editOrchard became a first-class umpire in 1992.[6] He made his international debut as an umpire at the One Day International "Mandela Tournament" in late 1994, standing in the match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Durban on 2 December 1994. He umpired several matches in the 1999 Cricket World Cup and 2003 Cricket World Cup. His last ODI as umpire was played between Pakistan and New Zealand at Rawalpindi on 7 December 2003.[7][8][9]
He umpired his first Test in December 1995, standing with Steve Bucknor in the 3rd Test between South Africa and England at Kingsmead, Durban in December 1995. Orchard's last Test was the 3rd Test between Sri Lanka and Australia at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo in March 2004, again standing with Steve Bucknor.[10][11][12]
He joined the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires when it was formed in 2002, but was demoted in 2004 along with Asoka de Silva and Russell Tiffin.[13]
After leaving the international panel, he continued to stand in domestic cricket in Australia until 2010.[14][15]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "David Orchard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ a b "David Orchard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "First-class Matches played by David Orchard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "List A Matches played by David Orchard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Lancashire League Matches played by David Orchard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "David Orchard in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "David Orchard as Umpire in ODI Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Pakistan v Sri Lanka in 1994/95". CricketArchive. 2 December 1994. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Pakistan v New Zealand in 2003/04". CricketArchive. 7 December 2003. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "David Orchard as Umpire in Test Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "South Africa v England in 1995/96". CricketArchive. 14 December 1995. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka v Australia in 2003/04". CricketArchive. 24 March 2004. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Three umpires dropped". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 February 2004. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Dave Orchard among Australia's national umpires". ESPNcricinfo. 20 April 2004. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "David Orchard as Umpire in Sheffield Shield Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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