| Tony De Zorzi | |
| Birth Date: | 28 August 1997 |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm Offbreak |
| Role: | Opening Batter |
| International: | true |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Internationalspan: | 2023–present |
| Testdebutdate: | 28 February |
| Testdebutyear: | 2023 |
| Testdebutagainst: | West Indies |
| Testcap: | 356 |
| Lasttestdate: | 8 March |
| Lasttestyear: | 2023 |
| Lasttestagainst: | West Indies |
| Odidebutdate: | 18 March |
| Odidebutyear: | 2023 |
| Odidebutagainst: | West Indies |
| Odicap: | 146 |
| Lastodidate: | 17 December |
| Lastodiyear: | 2023 |
| Lastodiagainst: | India |
| Odishirt: | 33 |
| Club1: | Northerns |
| Club2: | Titans |
| Year2: | 2016–present |
| Club3: | Durham |
| Year3: | 2018 |
| Club4: | Paarl Rocks |
| Year4: | 2018 |
| Club5: | Hampshire |
| Year5: | 2019 |
| Club6: | Punjab Kings |
| Year6: | 2021 |
| Club7: | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Club8: | Sunrisers Eastern Cape |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 5 |
| Runs1: | 268 |
| Bat Avg1: | 29.77 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/2 |
| Top Score1: | 85 |
| Deliveries1: | 0 |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
| Column2: | ODI |
| Matches2: | 5 |
| Runs2: | 276 |
| Bat Avg2: | 69.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 1/1 |
| Top Score2: | 119 |
| Deliveries2: | 0 |
| Wickets2: | – |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 0/– |
| Column3: | FC |
| Matches3: | 68 |
| Runs3: | 3,697 |
| Bat Avg3: | 36.24 |
| 100S/50S3: | 7/18 |
| Deliveries3: | 48 |
| Wickets3: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg3: | – |
| Fivefor3: | – |
| Tenfor3: | – |
| Best Bowling3: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 39/– |
| Date: | 15 August 2024 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/697183.html ESPNcricinfo |
| Nickname: | de Zorzi |
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]
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]
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]