Rod Tucker

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.

Rod Tucker
Personal information
Full nameRodney James Tucker
Born (1964-08-28) 28 August 1964
Auburn, New South Wales, Australia
BattingLeft-handed batsman
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder, umpire
RelationsDarren Tucker (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1986–1988New South Wales
1988–1999Tasmania
1999–2000Canberra
Umpiring information
Tests umpired71 (2010–2020)
ODIs umpired84 (2009–2019)
T20Is umpired35 (2009–2016)
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 103 65
Runs scored 5,076 1,255
Batting average 36.25 24.13
100s/50s 7/28 0/7
Top score 165 85
Balls bowled 10,050 2,492
Wickets 123 69
Bowling average 41.40 28.72
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/56 4/30
Catches/stumpings 69/– 20/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 January 2020

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] On 2 January 2017, he stood in his 50th Test, when umpiring the second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Newlands Cricket Ground.[4]

In April 2019, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires to stand in matches during the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Tucker elevated to Australia's international panel". Cricinfo. 3 June 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
  2. "ICC announces match officials for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015". ICC Cricket. 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. "World T20, Final: England v West Indies at Kolkata, Apr 3, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  4. "Umpire Rod Tucker reaches half-century of Test matches". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  5. "Match officials for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  6. "Umpire Ian Gould to retire after World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
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
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