Lorcan Tucker, born in Ireland on September 10, 1996, is a well-known cricket player. He was on the Irish team that went to the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2016. Lorcan played his first game for the Ireland cricket team outside of Ireland in September 2016. He was one of 19 players who got a central contract from Cricket Ireland in January 2020. All contracts were given out full-time for the first time that year.
He played in his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match on September 5, 2016, against Hong Kong. In January 2017, he was put on Ireland’s team for the 2017 Desert T20 Challenge. His job was to fill in for a player named Stuart Thompson, who was hurt. On June 4, 2017, he played his first game for Leinster Lightning in List A, which was part of the 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup. On June 5, 2017, he played for Leinster Lightning in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship. This was his first time playing in a first-class game. In April 2019, Cricket Ireland gave him one of five Emerging Player Contracts so that he could play domestic cricket in 2019. This award came right before the 2019 domestic season began.
Lorcan Tucker Biography:
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- Real Name: Lorcan John Tucker
- Other/Nickname: Tucker
- Profession: Ireland cricketer
- Famous for: Wicketkeeper, Middle-Order Batter
- Best Performance: unbroken 71 vs. Australia
- Lorcan Tucker Net Worth: $2 million- $5 million
- Lorcan Tucker Salary: 20K-40K USD
- Twitter Handle: @lorcan_tucker
Lorcan Tucker Physical Status:
- Height: 5’11”
- Weight: 70 kg
- Body Measurements: Waist-32 inches
- Eye Colour: Black
- Hair Colour: Blonde
Lorcan Tucker Personal Life:
- Date Of Birth: September 10, 1996
- Place Of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
- Nationality: Irish
- Hometown: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
- School: High School
- College: Leinster University
- Highest Education Qualification: Graduate
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Lorcan Tucker Family Statistics:
- Marital Status: Single
- Lorcan Tucker Wife/Girlfriend: Unknown
- Lorcan Tucker Children: Unknown
- Parents: Father – Barry Tucker
- Religion: Christian
- Other Hobbies: Travelling, Shopping
Lorcan Tucker Career Statistics:
- Test Debut: Not Play
- ODI Debut: vs. England at The Village, May 3, 2019
- T20 Debut: vs. Hong Kong at Bready Cricket Club, September 5, 2016
Lorcan Tucker Achievements:
- In April 2019, just before the beginning of the domestic season, he was one of only five cricket players in Ireland to be awarded an “Emerging Player Contract” by Cricket Ireland. The Irish Cricket Union is the governing body for cricket over the entire island of Ireland. It’s in charge of running both the men’s and women’s national cricket teams.
- He was one of 19 male players in Cricket Ireland to be awarded a central contract in January 2020. This was the first season that complete responsibility for the tournament was given to Irish professional cricketers.
Some of the lesser-known facts about Lorcan Tucker:
- Lorcan was a significant part of Ireland’s Under-19 ICC Cricket World Cup team in 2016. Ireland lost all three group games and was sent to the “Plate League.” They were 13th out of 16 teams, which put them in last place.
- Lorcan was chosen to play for the Dublin Chiefs in the first Euro T20 Slam in July 2019. (a professional T20 cricket league that aimed to involve six city-based franchise teams – 2 each from Ireland, Scotland, and the Netherlands). But a month later, the contest was called off.
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