Tony 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]

Tony de Zorzi
Personal information
Born (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 September 2016

Career

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]

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References
  1. "Tony de Zorzi". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. "De Zorzi leads Titans resistance". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  3. "Northerns Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  4. "Africa T20 Cup, Pool B: Kenya v Northerns at Oudtshoorn, Sep 16, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. 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". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  7. "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, Pool A: Northerns v KwaZulu-Natal at Centurion, Oct 31, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. 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". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  10. "Maiden De Zorzi ton helps Titans stretch lead". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  11. "Multiply Titans Announce Contracts 2018-19". Multiply Titans. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  12. "De Zorzi to lead SA Emerging Squad in Sri Lanka". Cricket South Africa. 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. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  17. "De Zorzi double ton helps Titans secure a draw". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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