Adam George Huckle (born 21 September 1971) is a

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an former international

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er who played in eight

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and 19

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s (ODI) from 1997 to 1999 for the Zimbabwe national team. In his second Test in 1997, against

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, Huckle took 11–255 in the match (6–109 and 5–146)

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

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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

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in the 1960s.

External links

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"Adam Huckle - a short biography"
by John Ward at

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1971 births Living people Cricketers from Bulawayo White Zimbabwean sportspeople Alumni of Falcon College Zimbabwean cricketers Zimbabwe Test cricketers Zimbabwe One Day International cricketers Eastern Province cricketers Matabeleland cricketers Commonwealth Games competitors for Zimbabwe Cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Cricketers at the 1999 Cricket World Cup {{Zimbabwe-cricketbio-stub