Rodney James Tucker (born 28 August 1964) is an Australian

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, member of the

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and officiates in international Tests, ODIs and T20Is. He was a

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er who played briefly for

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from 1985/86 to 1987/88, before moving to

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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

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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

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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

in 2010. He was selected as one of the twenty umpires to stand in matches during the

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. Tucker stood in the 1st semi-final of the tournament played between

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and

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on 24 March 2015 at

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. He stood in the

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of the

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. On 2 January 2017, he stood in his 50th Test, when umpiring the second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka at

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tucker, Rod 1964 births Living people New South Wales cricketers ACT Comets cricketers Tasmania cricketers Australian Test cricket umpires Australian One Day International cricket umpires Australian Twenty20 International cricket umpires Australian cricketers Sportsmen from New South Wales Cricketers from Sydney

Playing career

Umpiring career

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