Rod Tucker
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| Full name | Rodney James Tucker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
28 August 1964 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left-handed batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder, Umpire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1988 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1999 | Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Canberra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Umpiring information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tests umpired | 49 (2010–2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODIs umpired | 64 (2009–2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20Is umpired | 35 (2009–2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 17 November 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rodney James Tucker (born 28 August 1964) is an Australian cricket umpire, member of the ICC Elite Umpire Panel and officiates in international Tests, ODIs and T20Is. He was a cricketer who played briefly for New South Wales from 1985/86 to 1987/88, before moving to Tasmania where he played from 1987/88 to 1998/99. He was also vice-captain of Tasmania from 1991/92 until 1995/96. He briefly played as Captain/Coach for the Canberra Comets in the 1999/00 season before retiring from cricket as a player.
Playing career
A left-handed batsman, Tucker scored 5,076 first-class runs at an average of 36.25, and took 123 first class wickets at an average of 41.40, bowling right arm medium. He played in Tasmania's sides that were runners-up in the Sheffield Shield in 1993-94 and 1997-98.
Umpiring career
After his playing career, Tucker took to umpiring. He was appointed to the ICC International Panel of Umpires[1] in 2008 and was quickly promoted to the ICC Elite Umpire Panel in 2010. He was selected as one of the twenty umpires to stand in matches during the 2015 Cricket World Cup.[2] Tucker stood in the 1st semi-final of the tournament played between South Africa and New Zealand on 24 March 2015 at Auckland. He stood in the final of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.[3]
Umpiring statistics
As of 17 November 2016:
| First | Latest | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tests |  New Zealand v  Bangladesh at Hamilton, February 2010 |
 India v  England at Visakhapatnam, November 2016 |
49 |
| ODIs |  Australia v  South Africa at Hobart, January 2009 |
 Sri Lanka v  West Indies at Colombo (RPS), November 2015 |
64 |
| T20Is | Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, January 2009 |
England v West Indies at Kolkata, April 2016 |
35 |
See also
- List of Test cricket umpires
- List of One Day International cricket umpires
- List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires
- List of Tasmanian representative cricketers
References
- ↑ "Tucker elevated to Australia's international panel". Cricinfo. 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ↑ "ICC announces match officials for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015". ICC Cricket. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ "World T20, Final: England v West Indies at Kolkata, Apr 3, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
External links
| Preceded by Dirk Wellham |
Tasmanian First-class cricket captains 1991/92-94/95 |
Succeeded by Jamie Cox |
| Preceded by Dirk Wellham |
Tasmanian One-day cricket captains 1992/93-95/96 |
Succeeded by Jamie Cox |
