David Sincock
David John Sincock (born 1 February 1942) is a former Australian cricketer who played in three Test matches from 1964 to 1966.
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| Born | 1 February 1942 North Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 4 December 1964 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 7 January 1966 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 April 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicknamed "Evil Dick" by his teammates, Sincock was called "one of the most interesting bowlers I have ever played against" by Garry Sobers, who claimed that Sincock turned the ball more than any other bowler he had faced and had an unreadable googly.[1] However, Sobers noted that Sincock was too inconsistent, bowling an over of long hops and full tosses for every unplayable delivery.[1] His last Test was against England in the Third Test at Sydney in 1965-66, Sincock was hit for 0/98, but made a fighting 29 and 27 as Australia suffered their worst home defeat in over 50 years. The selectors promptly dropped five players including Sincock and the stand-in captain, Brian Booth, neither of whom played for Australia again.
Sincock dropped out of first-class cricket after the 1965-66 season, moving to Sydney where he played for Sydney Grade Cricket club Northern District.[2] He later said, "I definitely didn't want to be a professional sportsman ... Once I'd got a guy out I couldn't really see the point in getting him out again next week."[3] He became a successful business executive.
References
- Sobers, p. 85
- "Clews to try for Sydney team", The Canberra Times, 29 August 1972, p. 20.
- Haigh, p. 275.
Sources
- Haigh, G. (1997) The Summer Game: Australia in test cricket 1949-71, Text Publishing: Melbourne. ISBN 9781875847440.
- Sobers, G. (1988) Twenty Years at the Top, MacMillan London, ISBN 978-0-330-30868-7.