Donovan Koch (born 11 October 1976) is a South African former cricketer and currently an international umpire.[1] He played twenty-one first-class and twenty List A matches between 1997 and 2002.[1] He is now an umpire in Australia.[2][3]

Donovan Koch
Personal information
Full name
Donovan Marius Koch
Born (1976-10-11) 11 October 1976 (age 48)
Somerset West, Cape Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium fast
RoleUmpire
Umpiring information
ODIs umpired5 (2022)
T20Is umpired8 (2022–2024)
WODIs umpired3 (2020–2024)
WT20Is umpired7 (2020)
Source: Cricinfo, 30 January 2023

He stood in his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match, between Australia and Sri Lanka, on 13 February 2022.[4] On 31 August 2022, he stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match, between Australia and Zimbabwe.[5] As of January 2023, he has officiated in 20 international fixtures.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Donovan Koch". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Donovan Koch elevated to the Cricket Australia National Umpire Panel". The Cricket Network. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Koch takes next step on path to international umpire". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  4. ^ "2nd T20I (N), Sydney, Feb 13 2022, Sri Lanka tour of Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  5. ^ "2nd ODI, Townsville, August 31, 2022, Zimbabwe tour of Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
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