Delmi Tucker

Delmi Tucker

Personal information
Born	(1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 28) Pretoria, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Role	Batting all-rounder
International information
National side	South Africa
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
Domestic team information
Years	Team

Representing   South Africa
Women's Cricket
T20 World Cup
Runner-up	2023 South Africa

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]

Career

Tucker 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

1. "Uncapped Delmi Tucker Named in Momentum Proteas Squad to Face Ireland". GSport. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
2. "Delmi Tucker". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
3. "Proteas women's squad heralds arrival of new cap Tucker". Knysnaplett Herald. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
4. "WP's Tucker dreaming of Proteas Women's debut". SA Cricket Mag. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
5. "Delmi Tucker – Knocking on the Momentum Proteas door". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
6. "All-round Delmi Tucker helps South Africa Emerging go 3-0 up against Zimbabwe". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
7. "Tucker to tour Ireland with Proteas Women". SA Cricket Mag. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
8. "CSA Announces SA Emerging Women squad against Thailand Women". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
9. "Ireland Women's squad named for upcoming South Africa series". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
10. "Uncapped Delmi Tucker named in South Africa's white-ball squad for Ireland tour". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
11. "5 WP players in Proteas Women squad for Ireland tour, including Delmi Tucker". Club Cricket. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
12. "WP's Delmi Tucker named in Momentum Proteas squad for Ireland tour". Newlands Cricket. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
13. "1st ODI, Dublin, June 11, 2022, South Africa Women tour of Ireland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
14. "1st T20I (N), Chelmsford, July 21, 2022, South Africa Women tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
15. "Proteas lose three key players for Commonwealth Games". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

External links

• Delmi Tucker  at ESPNcricinfo