https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Rod_TuckerRod Tucker - Revision history2026-11-14T15:26:51ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rod_Tucker&diff=382867&oldid=prevBot at 08:19, 23 March 20232023-03-23T08:19:36Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Cricket umpire}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}<br />
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}<br />
{{Infobox cricketer<br />
| name = Rod Tucker<br />
| image = Rod Tucker umpiring at Perth Stadium, First Test Australia versus West Indies, 2 December 2022 02.jpg<br />
| caption = Rod Tucker umpiring at Perth Stadium during the First Test Australia versus West Indies, 2 December 2022<br />
| country = Australia<br />
| fullname = Rodney James Tucker<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|8|28|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Auburn, New South Wales|Auburn]], [[New South Wales]], Australia<br />
| heightft = <br />
| heightinch = <br />
| heightm = <br />
| batting = Left-handed<br />
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]]<br />
| role = [[All-rounder]]<br />
| family = [[Darren Tucker]] (brother)<br />
| club1 = [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]]<br />
| year1 = {{nowrap|1985/86–1987/88}}<br />
| club2 = [[Tasmanian Tigers|Tasmania]]<br />
| year2 = 1988/89–1998/99<br />
| club3 = [[ACT Comets|Canberra]]<br />
| year3 = 1999/00 <br />
| umpire = yes<br />
| testsumpired = 81<br />
| umptestdebutyr = 2010<br />
| umptestlastyr = 2023<br />
| odisumpired = 92<br />
| umpodidebutyr = 2009<br />
| umpodilastyr = 2023<br />
| t20isumpired = 52<br />
| umpt20idebutyr = 2009<br />
| umpt20ilastyr = 2022<br />
<br />
| wtestsumpired = 1<br />
| umpwtestdebutyr = 2008<br />
| umpwtestlastyr = <br />
| wodisumpired = 6<br />
| umpwodidebutyr = 2004<br />
| umpwodilastyr = 2008<br />
| wt20isumpired = 5<br />
| umpwt20idebutyr = 2010<br />
| umpwt20ilastyr = <br />
<br />
| columns = 2<br />
| column1 = [[First class cricket|FC]]<br />
| matches1 = 103<br />
| runs1 = 5,076<br />
| bat avg1 = 36.25<br />
| 100s/50s1 = 7/28<br />
| top score1 = 165<br />
| deliveries1 = 10,050<br />
| wickets1 = 123<br />
| bowl avg1 = 41.40<br />
| fivefor1 = 0<br />
| tenfor1 = 0<br />
| best bowling1 = 4/56<br />
| catches/stumpings1 = 69/–<br />
| column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]]<br />
| matches2 = 65<br />
| runs2 = 1,255<br />
| bat avg2 = 24.13<br />
| 100s/50s2 = 0/7<br />
| top score2 = 85<br />
| deliveries2 = 2,492<br />
| wickets2 = 69<br />
| bowl avg2 = 28.72<br />
| fivefor2 = 0<br />
| tenfor2 = 0<br />
| best bowling2 = 4/30<br />
| catches/stumpings2 = 20/–<br />
| date = 23 March<br />
| year = 2023<br />
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/7986.html Cricinfo<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Rodney James Tucker''' (born 28 August 1964) is an Australian [[Umpire (cricket)|cricket umpire]], member of the [[ICC Elite Umpire Panel]] and officiates in international Tests, ODIs and T20Is. He was a [[cricket]]er who played briefly for [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] from 1985/86 to 1987/88, before moving to [[Tasmanian Tigers|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 1999/2000 season before retiring from cricket as a player.<br />
<br />
==Playing career==<br />
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.<br />
<br />
==Umpiring career==<br />
After his playing career, Tucker took to [[umpire (cricket)|umpiring]]. He was appointed to the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] [[International Panel of Umpires and Referees|International Panel of Umpires]]<ref name="Ump">{{cite web | date =3 June 2008 | url = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/353423.html?CMP=OTC-RSS | title = Tucker elevated to Australia's international panel | publisher = [[Cricinfo]] | access-date = 3 June 2008}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83319/icc-announces-match-officials-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015|title= ICC announces match officials for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015|publisher= ICC Cricket|date= 2 December 2014|access-date= 12 February 2015|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150330201852/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83319/icc-announces-match-officials-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015|archive-date= 30 March 2015|df= dmy-all}}</ref> Tucker stood in the 1st semi-final of the tournament played between [[South African Cricket Team|South Africa]] and [[New Zealand Cricket Team|New Zealand]] on 24 March 2015 at [[Eden Park|Auckland]]. He stood in the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20 Final|final]] of the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]].<ref name="2016T20">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/951373.html |title=World T20, Final: England v West Indies at Kolkata, Apr 3, 2016 |access-date=10 April 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> On 2 January 2017, he stood in his 50th Test, when umpiring the second Test [[Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2016–17#2nd Test|between South Africa and Sri Lanka]] at [[Newlands Cricket Ground]].<ref name="50th">{{cite web |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2017/media-releases/97345/umpire-rod-tucker-reaches-half-century-of-test-matches |title=Umpire Rod Tucker reaches half-century of Test matches |access-date=2 January 2017 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref><br />
<br />
In April 2019, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires to stand in matches during the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1198051 |title=Match officials for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 announced |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1182149.html |title=Umpire Ian Gould to retire after World Cup |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[List of Test cricket umpires]]<br />
* [[List of One Day International cricket umpires]]<br />
* [[List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires]]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*{{cricinfo|id=7986}}<br />
<br />
{{s-start}}<br />
{{succession box | before=[[Dirk Wellham]] | title=[[Tasmanian cricket captains#First-class captains|Tasmanian First-class cricket captains]] | years=1991/92-94/95 | after=[[Jamie Cox]] | }}<br />
{{succession box | before=[[Dirk Wellham]] | title=[[Tasmanian cricket captains#List A captains|Tasmanian One-day cricket captains]] | years=1992/93-95/96 | after=[[Jamie Cox]] |}}<br />
{{s-end}}<br />
<br />
{{Elite Panel of ICC Umpires}}<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tucker, Rod}}<br />
[[Category:1964 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:New South Wales cricketers]]<br />
[[Category:ACT Comets cricketers]]<br />
[[Category:Tasmania cricketers]]<br />
[[Category:Australian Test cricket umpires]]<br />
[[Category:Australian One Day International cricket umpires]]<br />
[[Category:Australian Twenty20 International cricket umpires]]<br />
[[Category:Australian cricketers]]<br />
[[Category:Sportsmen from New South Wales]]<br />
[[Category:Cricketers from Sydney]]</div>Bot