neil adcock Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
neil adcock is a cricketer(sportsman) from South Africa. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Neil Amwin Treharne Adcock
Born
March 08, 1931, Sea Point, Cape Town, Cape Province
Died
January 06, 2013, Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, (aged 81 years old)
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 26 | - | - | - |
Inn | 39 | - | - | - |
Runs | 146 | - | - | - |
Avg | 5.41 | - | - | - |
SR | 0.0 | - | - | - |
HS | 24 | - | - | - |
NO | 12 | - | - | - |
100s | 0 | - | - | - |
50s | 0 | - | - | - |
4s | 7 | - | - | - |
6s | 1 | - | - | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 26 | - | - | - |
Inn | 46 | - | - | - |
Balls | 5507 | - | - | - |
Runs | 2195 | - | - | - |
Wkt | 104 | - | - | - |
BBI | 43 / 6 | - | - | - |
BBM | 87 / 8 | - | - | - |
Eco | 2.39 | - | - | - |
Avg | 21.11 | - | - | - |
5W | 5 | - | - | - |
10W | 0 | - | - | - |
Teams he has played for:
- South Africa
- Natal
- Transvaal
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Adcock showed his class in only his second game, he took 8 for 87 in the match against New Zealand and finished the series with 24 wickets. The defining moment in his career came on the tour of England in 1960, Adcock scalped 26 wickets and was the standout even though South Africa lost the series 3-0. Wisden recognised that performance and named in as one of the five cricketers in 1961.
After hanging up his boots in 1962, Adcock became a radio commentator and worked in the travel industry. He passed away in 2013, leaving behind his wife Maureen, children from his first marriage to Diana Adcock, daughter Susan Dance, his son Alan and three grandchildren.
by Akshay Maanay
As of May 2014
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Neil Adcock was the first South African quick bowler to take 100 Test wickets. Unlike Procter, the Pollocks and Donald, Neil Adcock did not have the benefit of world-class support, but he still managed 104 wickets at an average of only 21. He used his height to make the ball lift alarmingly off a length. In England in 1960, Adcock was a revelation, brushing off the controversy surrounding his new-ball partner Geoff Griffin - who was no-balled for throwing - to take 26 wickets in the Tests, even though South Africa lost the series 3-0. On the whole tour, he took 108 wickets at an average of 14, and was named as one of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year in 1961 as a result.
Rob Smyth