David Lynton Orchard (born 24 June 1948) is a South African former first-class cricketer, and former international umpire who stood in 44 Test cricket and 107 One-Day Internationals.
Biography
Orchard 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.
Playing career
He 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.
Umpiring career
Orchard became a first-class umpire in 1992.
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.
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.
After leaving the international panel, he continued to stand in domestic cricket in Australia until 2010.
See also
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List of Test cricket umpires
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List of One Day International cricket umpires
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