Sydney Orchard

{{short description|New Zealand sportsman}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2013}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1875|12|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Elmore, Victoria, Australia

| death_date = {{death date and age|1947|4|19|1875|12|12|df=y}}

| death_place = Christchurch, New Zealand

| height =

| weight = {{convert|81|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| position = Fullback

| repyears1 = 1896–97

| repteam1 = {{nrut|New Zealand}}

| repcaps1 = 0

| reppoints1 = 0

| province1 = {{Rut|Manawatu}}

| province2 = {{Rut|Canterbury}}

| provinceyears1 = 1893

| provinceyears2 = 1894–99

| provinceapps1 = 4

| provinceapps2 = 20

| provincepoints1 =

| relatives = Mark Orchard (great-grandson)

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| country = New Zealand

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| nickname =

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| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right-arm off-spin

| role =

| club1 = Canterbury

| year1 = 1894–95 to 1912–13

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 31

| runs1 = 1109

| bat avg1 = 19.80

| 100s/50s1 = 0/6

| top score1 = 83

| deliveries1 = 606

| wickets1 = 14

| bowl avg1 = 25.21

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| best bowling1 = 4/67

| catches/stumpings1 = 26/0

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/22/22618/22618.html Cricket Archive

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Sydney Arthur Orchard (12 December 1875 – 19 April 1947) was a New Zealand rugby union player, referee and administrator, and cricket player and administrator.