Sydney_Orchard
Sydney Orchard
New Zealand sportsman
Sydney Arthur Orchard (12 December 1875 – 19 April 1947) was a New Zealand rugby union player, referee and administrator, and cricket player and administrator.
| Date of birth | (1875-12-12)12 December 1875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Elmore, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 April 1947(1947-04-19) (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Mark Orchard (great-grandson) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1894–95 to 1912–13 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Orchard was born in Elmore, Victoria, Australia on 12 December 1875. He emigrated to New Zealand with his family in 1886.[1]
A wing and fullback, Orchard represented Manawatu and Canterbury at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side in 1896 and 1897, playing eight matches, including two games against each of New South Wales and Queensland. After retiring as a player, Orchard served on the management committee of the Canterbury Rugby Union, and was also a referee.[1]
Orchard played first-class cricket in New Zealand for Canterbury between 1895 and 1913. In 1909–10 Orchard took a hat-trick for Canterbury against Auckland in Auckland.[2] After his playing career ended he managed the New Zealand team that toured Australia in 1913–14,[3] and was sole selector for the two matches New Zealand played at home against Australia later that season.[4]
His great-grandson Mark Orchard played cricket for the Northern Districts Knights.[5]
- "Sydney Orchard All Blacks profile". allblacks.com.
- "Scorecard: Auckland v Canterbury". Cricket Archive. 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.
- Evening Post, 28 January 1914, p. 8.
- Auckland Star, 21 February 1914, p. 7.
- "Mark Geoffrey Orchard". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016.
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