Adam Huckle

Adam George Huckle (born 21 September 1971) is a Zimbabwean former international cricketer who played in eight Test matches and 19 One Day Internationals (ODI) from 1997 to 1999 for the Zimbabwe national team.

Adam Huckle
Personal information
Full nameAdam George Huckle
Born (1971-09-21) 21 September 1971
Bulawayo
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak googly
RoleBowler
RelationsMike Huckle (father)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 35)18 September 1997 v New Zealand
Last Test10 December 1998 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 51)11 October 1997 v Bangladesh
Last ODI11 June 1999 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1992–1996Eastern Province
1997–1999Matabeleland
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 8 19 49 31
Runs scored 74 9 352 22
Batting average 6.72 2.25 8.80 3.66
100s/50s 0/6 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 28* 5* 41 5*
Balls bowled 1,568 858 9,182 1,367
Wickets 25 7 119 22
Bowling average 34.88 94.42 42.39 45.72
5 wickets in innings 2 0 4 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 2 0
Best bowling 6/109 2/27 6/59 4/38
Catches/stumpings 3/– 7/– 16/– 9/–
Source: CricketArchive, 27 October 2013

In his second Test in 1997, against New Zealand, Huckle took 11–255 in the match (6–109 and 5–146). As of 2013, this remains the only occasion when a Zimbabwean bowler has taken 11 wickets in a Test match. His aggressive appealing in the match led to a fine by referee Sidath Wettimuny for attempting to intimidate the umpire. He was filmed shepherding a dismissed batsman off the field with a well known two-word goodbye. When interrogated by the relevant cricketing body at a subsequent hearing, Huckle explained: "Well, we weren't playing netball".

Huckle's father, Mike Huckle, played a single first-class match for Rhodesia in the 1960s.


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