David Abbott | |
Fullname: | David William Abbott |
Birth Date: | 8 June 1934 |
Birth Place: | Longbenton, Northumberland, England |
Death Place: | Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
Umpire: | true |
Odisumpired: | 1 |
Umpodidebutyr: | 1982 |
Fcumpired: | 1 |
Umpfcdebutyr: | 1977–78 |
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.[1] He stood in a single One Day International at the 1982 Women's Cricket World Cup, between India and the International XI,[2] and one first-class match, between Wellington and Canterbury, in the 1977–78 season.[3]
Abbott died of cancer in Lower Hutt on 5 March 2016.[1] [4]