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Full name Neil Amwin Treharne Adcock
Born March 8, 1931, Sea Point, Cape Town, Cape Province
Current age 77 years 217 days
Major teams South Africa,Natal,Transvaal
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Batting and fielding averages
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
Bowling averages
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
Career statistics
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
Profile
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
