Daniel Joseph Francis Lynch (6 March 1854 – 3 December 1920) was a New Zealand cricketer.

[1][2] Lynch's performances for Auckland against touring Australian teams were notable.

[6] On Lynch's first-class debut in December 1877 he took 7 for 31 and 2 for 58, but Auckland lost after Canterbury dismissed them for 13 in the second innings.

[8] Later in his career he often played purely as a batsman, with a top score of 81, the highest score of the match, when Auckland beat Wellington by an innings and 101 runs in 1886–87.

[9] Lynch died in Auckland's Mater Misericordiae Hospital on 3 December 1920, survived by his wife, Letty.