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James Tuck (cricketer)

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James Tuck
Personal information
Full name
James Jeffry Tuck
Born(1853-06-03)3 June 1853
Ringwood, Hampshire, England
Died20 January 1918(1918-01-20) (aged 64)
Devizes, Wiltshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm roundarm medium
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1877–1882Hampshire
Umpiring information
FC umpired90 (1886–1908)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 176
Batting average 11.73
100s/50s –/–
Top score 32*
Balls bowled 76
Wickets 2
Bowling average 18.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/11
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 February 2010

James Jeffry Tuck (3 June 1853 — 20 January 1918) was an first-class English cricketer and umpire.

Tuck was born at in June 1853 at Ringwood, Hampshire. A club cricketer for Brockenhurst Cricket Club,[1] he made his debut in first-class for Hampshire against Kent at Southampton in 1877, with Tuck making four further first-class appearances in 1878. He would next play first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1882, when he made four appearances.[2] In nine first-class matches, Tuck scored 173 runs at a batting average of 11.73, with a high score of 32 not out.[3]

He later stood as an umpire in 90 first-class matches between 1886 and 1908, with the last match he stood in being the commemorative fixture between Hambledon played an England XI at Broadhalfpenny Down.[4] Tuck died at Devizes in January 1918.

References

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  1. ^ "Cricket". Hampshire Advertiser. Southampton. 17 August 1878. p. 8. Retrieved 9 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by James Tuck". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Tuck". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  4. ^ "James Tuck as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
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