David William Abbott (8 June 1934 – 5 March 2016) was a New Zealand cricket umpire. Born in Longbenton, Northumberland, England, in 1934, Abbott moved to Wellington, New Zealand, where he was a cricket umpire for over 50 years. He stood in a single One Day International at the

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, between India and the International XI, and one first-class match, between Wellington and Canterbury, in the 1977–78 season. Abbott died of cancer in

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on 5 March 2016.

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