Daryl Tuffey – Special Guest On The Cricket Library Podcast

New Zealand’s Daryl Tuffey leaps off the ground as he celebrates taking the wicket of England’s Mark Butcher who was caught by Mark Richardson for a duck during the third day of the third and final test match at Basin Reserve, Auckland. PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

Daryl Tuffey represented New Zealand across all three formats claiming 77 Test wickets and 110 ODI wickets for his country. He played 91 First Class matches claiming 288 wickets with the remarkable best figures of 7-12.

In our chat we discuss his progression from First Class Cricket into the International arena, the three World Cup campaigns he was involved in, the leadership of Stephen Fleming as well as the first T20 International between NZ and Australia.

We also get to hear about life after professional cricket working with Moa Beer and starting an apprenticeship.

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Daryl Tuffey Career Stats

CompetitionTestODIFCLA
Matches269491220
Runs scored4272951,438868
Batting average16.429.5117.1112.57
100s/50s0/10/00/60/0
Top score80*3689*38*
Balls bowled4,8774,33316,60710,490
Wickets77110288265
Bowling average31.7532.1226.7831.21
5 wickets in innings20102
10 wickets in match0010
Best bowling6/544/247/125/21
Catches/stumpings15/–20/–41/–52/–

Tammy Bartaia – Bollywood Dreams The Cricket Library

Tammy Bartaia is an International actress, TV presenter and author. From the age of seven her dream was to become an actress. She studied screen acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art ( Nida) in Sydney, Australia. She is well known to cricket fans around the world for her role in the Bollywood film UnIndian starring Australian fast bowler Brett Lee. Tammy sat down with Matt Ellis to share what it was like working with Brett and the parallels between performing on set and cricketers performing on their stage, the cricket stadium. Tammy has a passion for Bollywood and has a deep connection to India through her time working on various projects, including the popular Hindi film Chola, which explores themes such as self discovery and the power of letting go of ego. Tammy always loved to write. It allowed her to use her imagination to create something special. -Even when there is no pen and paper in my hand, I always write in my mind," she says. Tammy is the author of the books: "The Young Woman with an Old Soul" and "A Pink House On Wheels."Tammy always loved to write. It allowed her to use her imagination to create something special. Join us as we open the window into the life of a gifted performer for whom the best is yet to come!
  1. Tammy Bartaia – Bollywood Dreams
  2. Anupam Sharma – When Bollywood Meets the Baggy Green
  3. Elsa Hunter – WBBL Vibes
  4. Dr John Orchard – New Chapters in Cricket & Medicine
  5. Faye Tunnicliffe – Pursuing Excellence

Happy birthday DR Tuffey

Daryl Tuffey represented New Zealand across all three formats claiming 77 Test wickets and 110 ODI wickets for his country. He played 91 First Class matches claiming 288 wickets with the remarkable best figures of 7-12.

In our chat we discuss his progression from First Class Cricket into the International arena, the three World Cup campaigns he was involved in, the leadership of Stephen Fleming as well as the first T20 International between NZ and Australia.

Take a moment on his birthday to have a listen to the Daryl Tuffey story on the Cricket Library Podcast.