James Jeffry Tuck (3 June 1853 — 20 January 1918) was an first-class English cricketer and umpire.
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| Full name | James Jeffry Tuck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 June 1853 Ringwood, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 January 1918 (aged 64) Devizes, Wiltshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm roundarm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1877–1882 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Umpiring information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC umpired | 90 (1886–1908) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 February 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
edit- ^ "Cricket". Hampshire Advertiser. Southampton. 17 August 1878. p. 8. Retrieved 9 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by James Tuck". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Tuck". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "James Tuck as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2024.