Joseph Peter Tucker (born 14 September 1979) played two first-class cricket matches for Somerset in 2000 and 2001. A right-arm medium-fast bowler, he only took one wicket in first-class cricket, that of Brian Lara, before a back injury forced him out of the game.
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| Full name | Joseph Peter Tucker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1979-09-14) 14 September 1979 (age 42) Bath, Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–1 | Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 23 August 2000 Somerset v West Indians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 20 April 2001 Somerset v Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 December 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joseph Tucker was born in Bath on 14 September 1979.[1] He made his first appearance for Somerset's second team at the age of 15, in a heavy defeat against Kent.[2] He represented England Under-17s in the 1997 International Youth Tournament, taking seven wickets,[3] and two years later toured New Zealand with the England Under-19 cricket team.[4] During the tour, he played all three Test matches, taking 10 wickets at an average of 17.10.[5] Tucker made his debut in first-class cricket in 2000, appearing for Somerset against the touring West Indians. During that match, he took the wicket of Brian Lara, his only wicket in first-class cricket.[6] The following season, he made his second, and final, first-class appearance, playing against Lancashire in the County Championship.[7] He continued to appear for Somerset's second team until 2004, although his playing contract was cancelled at the end of the 2002 season due to a recurring back injury.[8]