Neil Adcock passed away

[Creag]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/599930.html

RIP and condolences to his family and friends. He was a legendary Saffer in his time.

 

[twicode]

Title fail

 

[MickeyD]

R.I.P.

 

[Creag]

Title fail

You're more than welcome to suggest something more appropriate to the mods for amendment.

 

[twicode]

You're more than welcome to suggest something more appropriate to the mods for amendment.

Fixed now

 

[deweyzeph]

Who died?

 

[MickeyD]

Who died?

You serious?

Wiki:
Neil Amwin Treharne Adcock (8 March 1931 – 6 January 2013) was a South African international cricketer who played 26 Tests.[1] 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.

Adcock was born on 8 March 1931 in Sea Point, Cape Town. 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 (Total for both innings).

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. 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.

 

[deweyzeph]

Serious, never heard of him.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Me neither.

 

[crackersa]

never heard of him..but then again, i could care less bout cricket.

 

[BigAl-sa]

Sad news

Serious, never heard of him.

Me neither.

In "recent" times he was a pretty good radio commentator. Of the Charles Fortune era - he used to broadcast mainly on the Natal matches.

You're prolly too young to remember

 

[MickeyD]

never heard of him..but then again, i could care less bout cricket.

Then stop trolling.

 

[Creag]

Then stop trolling.

Good call.