Neil Amwin Treharne Adcock (8 March 1931 – 6 January 2013) was a South African international cricketer who played in 26 Test matches.[1] A tall aggressive fast bowler, he could lift the ball sharply off a length. He was the first South African fast bowler to take 100 Test wickets.
Adcock was born on 8 March 1931 in Sea Point, Cape Town. He made his Test debut in 1953 at home against New Zealand, after only nine first-class games. He finished the series with 24 wickets, including 8 for 87 in his second Test (total for both innings).[2]
Adcock was one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1961. The previous year in South Africa's tour of England he took 26 wickets in the Tests and 108 wickets in total at an average of 14. In doing so he became the only fast bowler to take more than 100 wickets in a tour of England. It was a controversial tour with his bowling partner Geoff Griffin being no-balled for throwing.[3]
After retiring from cricket he became a radio commentator and worked in the travel industry. Neil Adcock was survived by his wife Maureen, his children from his first marriage to Diana (née Devine) Adcock, daughter Susan Dance, his son Alan and three grandchildren.
References
^Bernstein, Jenny (20 April 2011). . Za.news.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
^"Neil Adcock Profile – ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
^Narayan, Manoj (6 January 2020). "Neil Adcock, South Africa's Pace Pioneer | Wisden Almanack". Wisden. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
neil, adcock, neil, amwin, treharne, adcock, march, 1931, january, 2013, south, african, international, cricketer, played, test, matches, tall, aggressive, fast, bowler, could, lift, ball, sharply, length, first, south, african, fast, bowler, take, test, wicke. Neil Amwin Treharne Adcock 8 March 1931 6 January 2013 was a South African international cricketer who played in 26 Test matches 1 A tall aggressive fast bowler he could lift the ball sharply off a length He was the first South African fast bowler to take 100 Test wickets Neil AdcockPersonal informationBorn8 March 1931Died6 January 2013 2013 01 06 aged 81 BattingRight handedBowlingRight arm fastInternational informationNational sideSouth AfricaTest debut11 December 1953 v New ZealandLast Test16 February 1962 v New ZealandCareer statisticsCompetition Test First classMatches 26 99Runs scored 146 451Batting average 5 40 5 50100s 50s 0 0 0 0Top score 24 41Balls bowled 6 391 19 708Wickets 104 405Bowling average 21 10 17 255 wickets in innings 5 1910 wickets in match 0 4Best bowling 6 43 8 39Catches stumpings 4 24 Source Cricinfo 3 December 2020Life EditAdcock was born on 8 March 1931 in Sea Point Cape Town He made his Test debut in 1953 at home against New Zealand after only nine first class games He finished the series with 24 wickets including 8 for 87 in his second Test total for both innings 2 Adcock was one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1961 The previous year in South Africa s tour of England he took 26 wickets in the Tests and 108 wickets in total at an average of 14 In doing so he became the only fast bowler to take more than 100 wickets in a tour of England It was a controversial tour with his bowling partner Geoff Griffin being no balled for throwing 3 After retiring from cricket he became a radio commentator and worked in the travel industry Neil Adcock was survived by his wife Maureen his children from his first marriage to Diana nee Devine Adcock daughter Susan Dance his son Alan and three grandchildren References Edit Bernstein Jenny 20 April 2011 Fast bowling great Neil Adcock dies Yahoo News South Africa Za news yahoo com Archived from the original on 29 January 2013 Retrieved 6 January 2013 Neil Adcock Profile ICC Ranking Age Career Info amp Stats Cricbuzz Retrieved 28 November 2022 Narayan Manoj 6 January 2020 Neil Adcock South Africa s Pace Pioneer Wisden Almanack Wisden Retrieved 28 November 2022 External links EditNeil Adcock at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Neil Adcock amp oldid 1128634140, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
