Tony de Zorzi (born 28 August 1997) is a South African cricketer.[1][2] He was included in the Northerns squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup.[3] He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut for Northerns against Kenya on 16 September 2016.[4] Prior to his T20 debut, he was named as captain of South Africa's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5]
| Personal information | |
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| Born | (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 24) |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 September 2016 | |
He made his first-class debut for Northerns in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 28 October 2016.[6] He made his List A debut for Northerns in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 31 October 2016.[7]
In August 2017, he was named in Pretoria Mavericks' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[8] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[9]
In January 2018, he scored his first century in List A cricket, batting for Titans against Knights in the 2017–18 Momentum One Day Cup.[10] In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Titans team for the 2018–19 season.[11] The following month, he was named as the captain of the Cricket South Africa Emerging Squad.[12]
In September 2018, he was named in the Titans' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.[13] In October 2018, he was named in Tshwane Spartans' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[14][15] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Tshwane Spartans team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[16]
In January 2020, in the 2019–20 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series, he scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, with an unbeaten 213 runs against Cape Cobras.[17] In April 2021, he was named in Western Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[18]