Neil Adcock

Neil Adcock

Personal information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm fast
International information
National side	South African
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	First-class
Matches	26	99
Runs scored	146	451
Batting average	5.40	5.50
100s/50s	0/0	0/0
Top score	24	41
Balls bowled	6391	19708
Wickets	104	405
Bowling average	21.10	17.25
5 wickets in innings	5	19
10 wickets in match	0	4
Best bowling	6/43	8/39
Catches/stumpings	4/-	24/-
Source: Cricinfo,

Neil Amwin Treharne Adcock (born 8 March 1931 in Sea Point, Cape Town) is a former South African cricketer who played 26 Tests. A tall aggressive fast bowler, he could lift the ball sharply off a length. He was the first South African player to take 100 Test wickets.

Making his Test debut in 1953 at home against New Zealand, he had only 9 first-class games to his name. He finished the series with 24 wickets, including 8 for 87 in his second Test.

Adcock was the Wisden Cricketer 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. It was a controversial tour with his bowling partner Geoff Griffin being no-balled for throwing.

After retiring from cricket he became a radio commentator.

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Name	Adcock, Neil
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Date of birth	8 March 1931
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