| Bertie Tuckwell | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | Bertie Joseph Tuckwell |
| Birth Date: | 6 October 1882 |
| Birth Place: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia |
| Death Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Victoria |
| Club2: | Otago |
| Year2: | 1912/13–1914/15 |
| Club3: | Wellington |
| Year3: | 1917/18 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 14 |
| Runs1: | 468 |
| Bat Avg1: | 18.72 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/3 |
| Top Score1: | 93 |
| Deliveries1: | 48 |
| Wickets1: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 30.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/21 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 12/– |
| Date: | 22 February |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16939/16939.html CricketArchive |
Bertie Joseph Tuckwell (6 October 1882 – 2 January 1943) was an Australian-born cricketer who played first-class cricket in Australia and New Zealand during the early years of the 20th century.[1]
Born in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton in 1882, Tuckwell was educated at University College in Armadale.[2] He played three first-class matches for Victoria during the 1902–03 and 1903–04 seasons.[3] On his first-class debut, in Victoria's first-ever match against Queensland,[4] he scored 93 not out, batting at number seven, before Victoria declared. Victoria won by an innings.[5] He played club cricket for St Kilda and Melbourne Cricket Clubs before moving to New Zealand. He continued to play cricket there, playing four first-class matches for Otago before World War I and two for Wellington during the 1918–19 season.[3]
He toured Australia with the New Zealand team in 1913–14, and later that season he played for the New Zealand side against the touring Australian team in New Zealand.[4] In the first of the two international matches, batting at number three, he top-scored for New Zealand in the first innings with 50, but he was omitted from the team for the second match.[6] As well as being an attractive batsman, strong on the cut, he was a reliable slip fieldsman.[4]
Tuckwell was a prominent businessman in Wellington. He died there on 2 January 1943 after a short illness at the age of 60. He was survived by his son and two daughters.[1] [7]