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 name	Adam George Huckle
Born	(1971-09-21) 21 September 1971 Bulawayo, Rhodesia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Legbreak googly
Role	Bowler
Relations	Mike Huckle (father)
International information
National side	Zimbabwe
Test debut (cap 35)	18 September 1997 v New Zealand
Last Test	10 December 1998 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 51)	11 October 1997 v Bangladesh
Last ODI	11 June 1999 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1992–1996	Eastern Province
1997–1999	Matabeleland
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 0/0 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). [1] As of December 2023, this remains the only occasion of a Zimbabwean bowler taking 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 questioned 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.

External links

• Adam Huckle at ESPNcricinfo
• "Adam Huckle - a short biography" by John Ward at Cricinfo