Rod Tucker

Rod Tucker

Personal information
Full name	Rodney James Tucker
Born	(1964-08-28) 28 August 1964 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Darren Tucker (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1985/86–1987/88	New South Wales
1988/89–1998/99	Tasmania
1999/00	Canberra
Umpiring information
Tests umpired	81 (2010–2023)
ODIs umpired	92 (2009–2023)
T20Is umpired	52 (2009–2022)
WTests umpired	1 (2008)
WODIs umpired	6 (2004–2008)
WT20Is umpired	5 (2010)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA 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, 23 March 2023

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 1999/2000 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 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. 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. 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.

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

See also

• List of Test cricket umpires
• List of One Day International cricket umpires
• List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires

External links

• Rod Tucker at ESPNcricinfo

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