Andrew Sincock (born 7 June 1951) is a former

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er who played for

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. He was a fast bowler. Sincock was vice captain on the Australian school boys tour of the West Indies in 1969–70. He made his first class debut in 1974 and was the opening bowler for the 1981/82 South Australian

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winning team. That season he took his best figures 5-56. After retirement he was Head Coach of the West End Redbacks and AIS Cricket Academy. Sincock was elected to the

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(SACA) Board in 2000 and was vice president in 2013. He was awarded the

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in 2017 for services to cricket. He has Degrees in Economics and Education.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sincock, Andrew 1951 births Living people Cricketers from Adelaide South Australia cricketers Australian cricketers Australian cricket administrators Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia 20th-century Australian sportsmen