Raymond Charles Tolchard was an English cricketer and umpire.
11 Facts About Ray Tolchard
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Ray Tolchard captained the county in a number of Minor Counties matches.
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Ray Tolchard represented Devon in 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches between from 1983 to 1984.
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Ray Tolchard played List A cricket for Devon, at a time when they were permitted to take part in the domestic one-day competition, making his debut against Staffordshire in the 1978 Gillette Cup 1st round.
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Ray Tolchard played three further List A matches for Devon, the last of which came against Sussex in the 1984 NatWest Trophy.
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Ray Tolchard played a number of Second XI fixtures for the Leicestershire Second XI between 1970 and 1978.
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In 1988, Ray Tolchard was included on the first-class umpires list, standing in his first first-class match which was played between Oxford University and Kent.
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Ray Tolchard stood in 40 first-class matches between 1988 and 1992, as well as standing in 35 List A matches between 1990 and 1992.
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Ray Tolchard came from a well known cricketing family; his brother Roger played Test and One Day International cricket for England.
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Ray Tolchard's extended family included his nephews Roger Twose, who played Test and One Day International cricket for New Zealand, and Richard Twose who played for Devon.
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Ray Tolchard's daughter Sophie Tolchard is an international lawn bowler.