Derek Tulk

{{short description|English cricketer (1934–2023)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Derek Tulk

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = Derek Thomas Tulk

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|4|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Southampton, Hampshire, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|1|27|1934|4|21|df=yes}}

| death_place = Rownhams, Hampshire, England

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| family =

| club1 = Hampshire

| year1 = {{nowrap|1956–1957}}

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = 8

| bat avg1 = –

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 8*

| deliveries1 = 96

| wickets1 = 0

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| date = 7 January

| year = 2010

| source = http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/21612.html Cricinfo

}}

Derek Thomas Tulk (21 April 1934 – 27 January 2023) was an English first-class cricketer.

Tulk was born at Southampton in April 1934. He was educated at Taunton's School, where he played for the school cricket team in the Hampshire Schools’ Altham Trophy.{{cite news|url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23291241.tributes-paid-hampshire-cricketing-legend-derek-tulk/|title=Tributes paid to Hampshire cricketing legend Derek Tulk|first=Mike|last=Vimpany|date=2 February 2023|work=Daily Echo|accessdate=3 February 2023}} He made two appearances in first-class cricket for Hampshire, playing against Gloucestershire in the 1956 County Championship, and Cambridge University in 1957.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6894/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Derek Tulk|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=3 February 2023|url-access=subscription}} Playing as a right-arm medium pace bowler, he bowled a total of 16 overs across both matches, but failed to take a wicket.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6894/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Derek Tulk|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=3 February 2023|url-access=subscription}} After his brief foray into first-class cricket, Tulk played club cricket for the Old Tauntonians Cricket Club, playing a prominent role in the club's success in the Southern Cricket League during the 1970s.{{cite web|url=https://www.ageasbowl.com/cricket/news/derek-tulk/|title=Derek Tulk (1934–2023)|publisher=www.ageasbowl.com|accessdate=3 February 2023}} Outside of cricket, he forged a successful career in the insurance industry. Tulk died in Rownhams, Hampshire on 27 January 2023, at the age of 88. He had been unwell for some time.{{cite news|url=https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/sport/23293102.tributes-paid-cricket-gentleman-derek-tulk/|title=Tributes paid to cricket 'gentleman' Derek Tulk|first=Mike|last=Vimpany|date=2 February 2023|work=Hampshire Chronicle|accessdate=3 February 2023}} His son, Ian, worked for Hampshire County Cricket Club for over 20 years.