Jump to content

Tony de Zorzi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tony De Zorzi
Personal information
Born (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 27)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm Offbreak
RoleOpening batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 356)28 February 2023 v West Indies
Last Test26 December 2024 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 146)18 March 2023 v West Indies
Last ODI22 December 2024 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.33
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–2019/20Northerns
2016–presentTitans
2018Durham
2018Paarl Rocks
2019Hampshire
2020/21–presentWestern Province
2021Punjab Kings
2022–presentSunrisers Hyderabad
2022–presentSunrisers Eastern Cape
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 11 12 75 95
Runs scored 600 449 4,038 3,253
Batting average 30.00 40.81 35.11 38.72
100s/50s 1/2 1/1 8/18 6/18
Top score 177 119* 304* 143
Catches/stumpings 7/– 0/– 43/– 25/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 December 2024

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]

Career

[edit]

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]

International career

[edit]

In February 2023, he was selected in South Africa Test squad for the series against West Indies.[19] He made his Test debut against West Indies on 28 February 2023.[20] In March 2023, he was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the West Indies.[21] He made his ODI debut in the second ODI on 18 March 2023.[22] In April 2023, he was named in South Africa A's squad as the captain for their tour to Sri Lanka.[23]

In December 2023, he scored his maiden international century against India during the second One Day International match of the three-match ODI series that took place at St George's Park Cricket Ground.[24][25] His knock of unbeaten 119 came in difficult pitch conditions during the course of the match which eventually helped South Africa to win the game and level the series 1-1.[26][27]

De Zorzi made his first Test century against Bangladesh in October 2024.[28]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Tony de Zorzi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. ^ "De Zorzi leads Titans resistance". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Northerns Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Africa T20 Cup, Pool B: Kenya v Northerns at Oudtshoorn, Sep 16, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Tony de Zorzi to lead South Africa at U-19 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, Pool A: Northerns v KwaZulu-Natal at Centurion, Oct 28-30, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  7. ^ "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, Pool A: Northerns v KwaZulu-Natal at Centurion, Oct 31, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  8. ^ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Maiden De Zorzi ton helps Titans stretch lead". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Multiply Titans Announce Contracts 2018-19". Multiply Titans. Retrieved 16 June 2018.[dead link‍]
  12. ^ "De Zorzi to lead SA Emerging Squad in Sri Lanka". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Titans name strong squad for Abu Dhabi T20 league". Sport24. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  14. ^ "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  16. ^ "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  17. ^ "De Zorzi double ton helps Titans secure a draw". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 31 October 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  18. ^ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Bavuma replaces Elgar as South Africa's Test captain, but relinquishes T20I job". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  20. ^ "1st Test, Centurion, February 28 - March 04, 2023, West Indies tour of South Africa". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  21. ^ "Markram announced as new T20I captain; South Africa name squads for West Indies limited-overs leg". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  22. ^ "2nd ODI (D/N), East London, March 18, 2023, West Indies tour of South Africa". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  23. ^ Lambley, Garrin (25 April 2023). "South Africa 'A' squad packed with Proteas for Sri Lanka tour". The South African. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  24. ^ "Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi help South Africa draw level against India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  25. ^ "Tony de Zorzi gives a glimpse of the future, and Sai Sudharsan impresses again". ESPNcricinfo. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  26. ^ "De Zorzi stirs South Africa up with 'positive' play in bid to make a spot his own". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  27. ^ Agarwal, Naman (21 December 2023). "De Zorzi's Arrival And Chahal's Absence: Five Takeaways From India's 2-1 Series Win Over South Africa | SA Vs IND | Cricket News Today". Wisden. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  28. ^ "De Zorzi and Stubbs hit maiden tons to make it South Africa's day". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tony_de_Zorzi&oldid=1266514144"