Lloyd Koch

Lloyd Koch
Personal information
Full name
Lloyd Bowen Koch
Born(1931-06-17)17 June 1931
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Died16 April 2013(2013-04-16) (aged 81)
West Byfleet, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleOpening batsman
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 46
Runs scored 2400
Batting average 29.62
100s/50s 2/14
Top score 216*
Balls bowled 100
Wickets 2
Bowling average 43.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/8
Catches/stumpings 32/–
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. He usually opened the batting. Aged 18, he twice played for a South African XI in first-class matches against the Australians in 1949–50, but with little success. His highest first-class score was 216 not out for Orange Free State against Natal in the 1952–53 Currie Cup.

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Lloyd Koch". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Lloyd Koch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Orange Free State v Natal 1952/53". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Lloyd Koch". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Olympians Who Played First-Class Cricket". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Zimbabwe at the Olympics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Wisden 2014, p. 206.