Full name Neil Amwin Treharne Adcock
Born March 8, 1931, Sea Point, Cape Town, Cape Province
Current age 78 years 262 days
Major teams South Africa, Natal, Transvaal
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Batting | Bowling | Career statistics | Profile | Notes | Latest Articles | Latest Photos
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 26 | 39 | 12 | 146 | 24 | 5.40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| First-class | 99 | 117 | 35 | 451 | 41 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 26 | 46 | 6391 | 2195 | 104 | 6/43 | 8/87 | 21.10 | 2.06 | 61.4 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| First-class | 99 | 19708 | 6989 | 405 | 8/39 | 17.25 | 2.12 | 48.6 | 19 | 4 |
| Test debut | South Africa v New Zealand at Durban, Dec 11-15, 1953 scorecard |
| Last Test | South Africa v New Zealand at Port Elizabeth, Feb 16-20, 1962 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| First-class span | 1952/53 - 1962/63 |
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
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1961
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Neil Adcock
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Neil Adcock
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