Delmi Tucker (born 5 March 1997) is a South African cricketer who plays for Western Province, Duchesses and South Africa.[1] She made her international debut for South Africa in June 2022.[2]
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| Born | 5 March 1997 Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batting all-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 70) | 15 February 2024 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 28 June 2024 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 88) | 11 June 2022 v Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 17 April 2024 v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 57) | 21 July 2022 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 8 December 2023 v Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012/13–2018/19 | Northerns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019/20 | North West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22–present | Western Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editTucker attended Hoërskool Menlopark school in Pretoria,[3] where she played hockey and cricket.[4] Tucker went on to play hockey for Northerns, before turning her focus to cricket.[5]
Tucker was part of the South Africa Emerging squad that played against Zimbabwe in May 2021. He all-round performance helped South Africa take an unassailable 3–0 lead in the five-match series.[6] In September 2021, Tucker was again named in the South Africa Emerging squad,[7] this time to play eight matches against Thailand during their tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe.[8]
In May 2022, Tucker earned her maiden call-up to the national team for their tour to Ireland.[9] She was named in South Africa's Women's One Day International (WODI) and Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squads following a strong performance in domestic cricket,[10][11] where she had scored more than 400 runs and taken 15 wickets.[12] Tucker made her WODI debut on 11 June 2022, for South Africa against Ireland, however she was not required to bat or bowl.[13] Tucker made her WT20I debut on 21 July 2022, also during South Africa's series against England.[14] Also in July 2022, Tucker was added to South Africa's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Uncapped Delmi Tucker Named in Momentum Proteas Squad to Face Ireland". GSport. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Delmi Tucker". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Proteas women's squad heralds arrival of new cap Tucker". Knysnaplett Herald. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "WP's Tucker dreaming of Proteas Women's debut". SA Cricket Mag. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Delmi Tucker – Knocking on the Momentum Proteas door". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "All-round Delmi Tucker helps South Africa Emerging go 3-0 up against Zimbabwe". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Tucker to tour Ireland with Proteas Women". SA Cricket Mag. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "CSA Announces SA Emerging Women squad against Thailand Women". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Ireland Women's squad named for upcoming South Africa series". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Uncapped Delmi Tucker named in South Africa's white-ball squad for Ireland tour". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "5 WP players in Proteas Women squad for Ireland tour, including Delmi Tucker". Club Cricket. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "WP's Delmi Tucker named in Momentum Proteas squad for Ireland tour". Newlands Cricket. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "1st ODI, Dublin, June 11, 2022, South Africa Women tour of Ireland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "1st T20I (N), Chelmsford, July 21, 2022, South Africa Women tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Proteas lose three key players for Commonwealth Games". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 July 2022.