Delmi Tucker

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Delmi Tucker
Personal information
Born (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 27)
Pretoria, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleBatting all-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  70)15 February 2024 v  Australia
Last Test28 June 2024 v  India
ODI debut(cap  88)11 June 2022 v  Ireland
Last ODI17 April 2024 v  Sri Lanka
T20I debut(cap  57)21 July 2022 v  England
Last T20I8 December 2023 v  Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  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]

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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]

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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.
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