David Arthur Kinsella (born 23 February 1937) is a former New Zealand
cricket umpire
In cricket, an umpire (from the Old French ''nompere'' meaning not a peer, i.e. not a member of one of the teams, impartial) is a person who has the authority to make decisions about events on the cricket field according to the ''Laws of Cricket ...
. At the international level, he stood in three
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* Test cricket
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* Test match (rugby league)
* Test match (association football)
...
between 1981 and 1983 and six
ODI games between 1982 and 1985.
He also played for
Central Districts
The Central Stags, formerly known as Central Districts, are a first-class cricket team based in central New Zealand. They are the men's representative side of the Central Districts Cricket Association. They compete in the Plunket Shield firs ...
in the
Plunket Shield
New Zealand has had a domestic first-class cricket championship since the 1906–07 season. Since the 2009–10 season it has been known by its original name of the Plunket Shield.
History
The Plunket Shield competition was instigated in Octob ...
and
Taranaki
Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano of Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont.
The main centre is the city of New Plymouth. The New Plymouth Dist ...
in the
Hawke Cup
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. He is the father of
Penny Kinsella
Penelope Dale Kinsella (born 14 August 1963) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 6 Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1988 and 1995. She played domestic cricket ...
.
See also
*
List of Test cricket umpires
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Organizations
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*
List of One Day International cricket umpires
This is a list of cricket umpires who have officiated at least one men's One Day International (ODI) match. As of October 2022, 418 umpires have officiated in an ODI match. The first ODI match took place on 5 January 1971 between Australia and E ...
References
1937 births
Living people
Cricketers from New Plymouth
New Zealand cricketers
Central Districts cricketers
New Zealand Test cricket umpires
New Zealand One Day International cricket umpires
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