Lloyd Koch
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| Full name | Lloyd Bowen Koch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 June 1931 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 April 2013 (aged 81) West Byfleet, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 May 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lloyd Bowen Koch (17 June 1931 – 16 April 2013) was a South African and Rhodesian cricketer and field hockey player.
Koch played first-class cricket for Rhodesia, Natal and Orange Free State between 1948 and 1961.[1] Aged 18, he twice played for a South African XI in first-class matches against the Australians in 1949–50, but with little success.[2] His highest first-class score was 216 not out for Orange Free State against Natal in the 1952–53 Currie Cup.[3]
Koch represented South Africa and Rhodesia at hockey. At the 1964 Summer Olympics he captained the Rhodesian hockey team and was Rhodesia's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[4][5][6][7]
References
- ^ "Lloyd Koch". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Lloyd Koch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Orange Free State v Natal 1952/53". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Lloyd Koch". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Olympians Who Played First-Class Cricket". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Zimbabwe at the Olympics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ Wisden 2014, p. 206.