# Donovan Koch

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South African cricket umpire (born 1976)

Donovan Koch Personal information Full name Donovan Marius Koch Born (1976-10-11) 11 October 1976 (age 49) Somerset West, Cape Province, South Africa Batting Right-handed Bowling Right-arm medium fast Role Umpire Umpiring information ODIs umpired 6 (2022–2025) T20Is umpired 15 (2022–2026) WTests umpired 1 (2026) WODIs umpired 7 (2020–2025) WT20Is umpired 7 (2020) Source: Cricinfo, 30 January 2023

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

He stood in his first [Twenty20 International](/source/Twenty20_International) (T20I) match, between [Australia and Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lankan_cricket_team_in_Australia_in_2021%E2%80%9322), on 13 February 2022.[4] On 31 August 2022, he stood in his first [One Day International](/source/One_Day_International) (ODI) match, [between Australia and Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwean_cricket_team_in_Australia_in_2022).[5] As of January 2023, he has officiated in 20 international fixtures.

## See also

- [List of One Day International cricket umpires](/source/List_of_One_Day_International_cricket_umpires)

- [List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires](/source/List_of_Twenty20_International_cricket_umpires)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Bio_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Bio_1-1) ["Donovan Koch"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/45823.html). *ESPN Cricinfo*. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Donovan Koch elevated to the Cricket Australia National Umpire Panel"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220625014409/https://www.community.cricket.com.au/umpire/news/donovan-koch/2019-05-09). *The Cricket Network*. Archived from [the original](https://www.community.cricket.com.au/umpire/news/donovan-koch/2019-05-09) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Koch takes next step on path to international umpire"](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/donovan-koch-australia-umpire-history-international-panel-t20-odi-test-cricket/2021-06-24). *Cricket Australia*. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["2nd T20I (N), Sydney, Feb 13 2022, Sri Lanka tour of Australia"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1263472.html). *ESPN Cricinfo*. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["2nd ODI, Townsville, August 31, 2022, Zimbabwe tour of Australia"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1317477.html). *ESPN Cricinfo*. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

## External links

- [Donovan Koch](https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/45823.html) at [Cricinfo](/source/Cricinfo)

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