David Sincock
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David John Sincock is a former Australia
n cricket
er who played in three Tests
from 1964 to 1966.
Nicknamed "Evil Dick", 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. However, Sobers noted that Sincock was too inconsistent, bowling an over of long hops and full tosses for every unplayable delivery. His last was against England Third Test at Sydney in 1965-66, Sincock was hit for 0/98, but made a fighting 29 and 27 as Australia suffered their worse home defeat in over 50 years. The selectors promptly dropped fives player including Sincock and the captain Brian Booth
, neither of whom played for Australia again.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played in three Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
from 1964 to 1966.
Nicknamed "Evil Dick", 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. However, Sobers noted that Sincock was too inconsistent, bowling an over of long hops and full tosses for every unplayable delivery. His last was against England Third Test at Sydney in 1965-66, Sincock was hit for 0/98, but made a fighting 29 and 27 as Australia suffered their worse home defeat in over 50 years. The selectors promptly dropped fives player including Sincock and the captain Brian Booth
Brian Booth
Brian Charles Booth is a former Australian cricketer who played in 29 Tests from 1961 to 1966. He captained Australia for two Tests during the 1965–66 Ashes series while regular captain Bob Simpson was absent due to illness and injury. Booth was a graceful right-handed middle order batsman...
, neither of whom played for Australia again.
Books
- Sobers, G. (1988) Twenty Years at the Top, MacMillan London, ISBN 0-330-3068-8.