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]
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| Born | 28 August 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm Offbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 356) | 28 February 2023 v West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 27 November 2024 v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 146) | 18 March 2023 v West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 2 October 2024 v Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019/20 | Northerns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Titans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Paarl Rocks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21–present | Western Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Punjab Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editHe 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
editIn 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- ^ "Tony de Zorzi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "De Zorzi leads Titans resistance". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Northerns Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Africa T20 Cup, Pool B: Kenya v Northerns at Oudtshoorn, Sep 16, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Tony de Zorzi to lead South Africa at U-19 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, Pool A: Northerns v KwaZulu-Natal at Centurion, Oct 28-30, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, Pool A: Northerns v KwaZulu-Natal at Centurion, Oct 31, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Maiden De Zorzi ton helps Titans stretch lead". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Multiply Titans Announce Contracts 2018-19". Multiply Titans. Retrieved 16 June 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Titans name strong squad for Abu Dhabi T20 league". Sport24. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "De Zorzi double ton helps Titans secure a draw". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 31 October 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Bavuma replaces Elgar as South Africa's Test captain, but relinquishes T20I job". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "1st Test, Centurion, February 28 - March 04, 2023, West Indies tour of South Africa". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Markram announced as new T20I captain; South Africa name squads for West Indies limited-overs leg". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "2nd ODI (D/N), East London, March 18, 2023, West Indies tour of South Africa". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Lambley, Garrin (25 April 2023). "South Africa 'A' squad packed with Proteas for Sri Lanka tour". The South African. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi help South Africa draw level against India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Tony de Zorzi gives a glimpse of the future, and Sai Sudharsan impresses again". ESPNcricinfo. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "De Zorzi stirs South Africa up with 'positive' play in bid to make a spot his own". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "De Zorzi and Stubbs hit maiden tons to make it South Africa's day". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2024.