RMJ retires

[dcr21]

Announces retirement. A very sad day.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Announces retirement. A very sad day.

Retires today, or at the end of this season?

 

[Mendoza]

July 19th to take up a role at Hurstpierpoint College
Last game in theory would be the T20 game against Hampshire at Hove on 18/7/10

 

[S'hampton Seagull]

Source?

 

[The Oldman]

Goes in July. Will take up a teaching post at Hurstpierpoint College.

Been a great club man and probably doing the right thing going at the time he is enjoying much success with bat and ball. Good luck Tucker and thanks.

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

its a trifle odd seeing as he has been our best player this season

 

[The Oldman]

Source?

RMJ announced it yesterday; in Argus and on BBC Sussex this morning.

 

[dcr21]

its a trifle odd seeing as he has been our best player this season

Exactly.. a massive gap to fill. After the flying start to the season it's been a bad couple of weeks.

 

[The Wizard]

Joy. Looks like we will have to bring in some youth fast bowler seen as when didn't invest in what we needed during close season.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

A Sussex legend. Early retirement is fully deserved and I hope he enjoys his new career.

I expected him to go into the wine business as I am sure that is what he did when he was not playing cricket.

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

Fair play to the guy. He can't be on a huge salary at Sussex and this gives him long term stability

 

[Gerbil]

Shame, i always liked Tucker.

 

[aftershavedave]

A Sussex legend. Early retirement is fully deserved and I hope he enjoys his new career.

I expected him to go into the wine business as I am sure that is what he did when he was not playing cricket.

he's going to be a teacher

 

[simmo]

Oh that has come as a big shock. He has been probably our best player at the start of this season. He was though struggling to get a game in the limited overs sides towards the end of last season though and that seems the way that cricket is going.

Cheers Tucker, we have had some great times while you have been at the club and you were an intergral part of it. If you are off to start a new career the very best of luck to you.

 

[keaton]

Damn, great player and a genuine Sussex legend

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Why take up a teaching job in july? School holidays and their cricket season is finished. Just weird why he can't play through august for us, especially as we need him then because wright will be away playing one-dayers for england

 

[simmo]

Why take up a teaching job in july? School holidays and their cricket season is finished. Just weird why he can't play through august for us, especially as we need him then because wright will be away playing one-dayers for england

I was thinking that why mid July. Why not 1st September or something like that. Very odd!

 

[Barrel of Fun]

he's going to be a teacher

I gathered that, but assumed he had been heading into the plonk business.

I'd love to have had an ex-pro as a teacher. I did have Mike Yaxley for a football coach for a short while.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Why take up a teaching job in july? School holidays and their cricket season is finished. Just weird why he can't play through august for us, especially as we need him then because wright will be away playing one-dayers for england

I'd imagine he's got a little bit of training to do!

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Yes he has to do a two month teacher training conversion course that is very intense.

Sussex legend, does he still hold any club records, absolute travesty he never played for England, when worse when others have had their day in the sun.

What a shame he cannot play the rest of the season. Good luck and watch Hurstpierpoint get the best school cricket team in Sussex.