Rodney James Tucker (born 28 August 1964) is an Australian cricket umpire, member of the ICC Elite Umpire Panel and officiates in international Tests, ODIs and T20Is. He was a cricketer who played briefly for New South Wales from 1985/86 to 1987/88, before moving to Tasmania 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 Canberra Comets in the 1999/2000 season before retiring from cricket as a player.
 Rod Tucker umpiring at Perth Stadium during the First Test Australia versus West Indies, 2 December 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rodney James Tucker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 August 1964 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Darren Tucker (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985/86–1987/88 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988/89–1998/99 | Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999/00 | Canberra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Umpiring information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tests umpired | 82 (2010–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODIs umpired | 100 (2009–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20Is umpired | 52 (2009–2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WTests umpired | 1 (2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WODIs umpired | 6 (2004–2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WT20Is umpired | 5 (2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 November 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Sheffield Shield 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[1] in 2008 and was quickly promoted to the ICC Elite Umpire Panel in 2010. He was one of the 20 umpires to stand in matches during the 2015 Cricket World Cup.[2] Tucker stood in the 1st semi-final of the tournament, played between South Africa and New Zealand on 24 March 2015 at Auckland. He stood in the final of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.[3] On 2 January 2017, he stood in his 50th Test, when umpiring the second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Newlands Cricket Ground.[4]
In April 2019, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[5][6] In September 2023, he was named as one of the sixteen match officials for 2023 Cricket World Cup.[7][8] He stood as an on-field umpire in 6 group stage matches and in a semi-final match.