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Full name David Lynton Orchard
Born June 24, 1948, Pietermaritzberg, Natal
Current age 60 years 110 days
Major teams Natal
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Other Umpire
Relations Father - KR Orchard, Uncle - EA Orchard, Son - J Orchard

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

First-class

1634

110*

24.38

List A

9.50

Bowling averages

Mat

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

First-class

1364

7/90

29.02

List A

282

178

3/24

25.42

3.78

40.2

Career statistics

First-class span

1967/68 - 1978/79

List A span

1969/70 - 1971/72

Umpiring statistics

Test debut

South Africa v England at Durban, Dec 14-18, 1995 scorecard

Last Test

Sri Lanka v Australia at Colombo (SSC), Mar 24-28, 2004 scorecard

Test matches

Test statistics

ODI debut

Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Durban, Dec 2, 1994 scorecard

Last ODI

Pakistan v New Zealand at Rawalpindi, Dec 7, 2003 scorecard

ODI matches

107

ODI statistics

Wisden Overview
Stockily built with reassuringly rounded features and a wispy white beard, Dave Orchard is the second-most experienced Test umpire in South Africa, behind his elite-panel colleague, Rudi Koertzen. Quite apart from his physical presence, Orchard's respect stems from a successful first-class career as an allrounder for Natal in the 1960s and 1970s, and an instinctive feel for the game that puts players at ease, even if his blunt manner can sometimes rub people up the wrong way, as Maurice Odumbe, Kenya's captain, found to his cost. During a one-day match in Kimberley in 2001-02, Odumbe declared that Orchard was "not friendly", and was promptly landed with a two-match suspension for dissent. Although umpires, like wicketkeepers, are best remembered for their mistakes, Orchard's gaffes have been particularly noteworthy. In his very first Test - South Africa v England at Cape Town in 1995-96 - he first failed to give Graham Thorpe out when a direct hit shattered his stumps, but then compounded the error by bowing to pressure from Hansie Cronje - via the hoots of derision from the hospitality boxes - and calling for a belated replay. And during the NatWest Series in England in 2002, he managed to miss the opening overs of one match, after assuming that it was a day-night affair. Andrew Miller

Mar 27, 2004

Dave Orchard pulls up his pants © Getty Images

Mar 26, 2004

Justin Langer of Australia and umpire David Orchard © Getty Images

Dec 23, 2003

Dave Orchard and Steve Davis during a pitch inspection © AFP

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