New Zealand cricketer (born 1992)
Adam Fraser Milne (born 13 April 1992) is a New Zealand professional cricketer who plays limited overs cricket for the New Zealand national cricket team . He is a right-arm fast bowler. He was also a part of the New Zealand squad to finish as runners-up at the 2015 Cricket World Cup .
Early life
Milne was born in Palmerston North , New Zealand[ 1] and attended Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School , and then Palmerston North Boys' High School .
Cricket career
Milne made his first-class cricket debut as an 18 year old for Central Districts in the 2009/10 season against Canterbury . He took a wicket with his second ball in senior cricket.[ 1] He has played for the team throughout his professional career, although his appearances have been limited by injuries and by international duties.[ 1]
He was recruited for the 2015 Indian Premier League by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) but was unable to play due to injury; he did play for RCB in both the 2016 and 2017 editions of the tournament.[ 2] In May 2017, Milne signed for Kent County Cricket Club to play the second half of the 2017 English cricket season .[ 3] Milne had been due to play for Essex in the 2016 season but was forced to withdraw due to injury.[ 3] He made his debut for Kent in the 2017 County Championship against Nottinghamshire in June 2017.[ 4] He played in five Championship matches and seven matches in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast for Kent, taking 28 wickets. He set a new record for Kent's best bowling in T20 matches with 5/11 taken against Somerset at Taunton in August, his best T20 bowling figures.[ 5] He returned to play for Kent in both the 2018 and 2019 t20 Blast .
Milne debuted for the New Zealand Cricket Team in 2010 and, although expensive, his pace impressed critics[ 1] who marked him as a long-term prospect for the national team[citation needed ] who could bowl in excess of 150 km/h.[ 1] In May 2018, he was one of twenty players to be awarded a new contract for the 2018–19 season by New Zealand Cricket .[ 6]
In February 2021, Milne was bought by the Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League [ 7] and in June returned to Kent for the 2021 T20 Blast , his fourth spell with the county.[ 8] He took a hat-trick during the competition against Surrey from the final three balls of the match.[ 9] In August 2021, Milne was named as injury cover in New Zealand's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup .[ 10]
In February 2022, he was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament but was ruled out after a few matches.[ 11] In April 2022, he was bought by the Birmingham Phoenix for the 2022 season of The Hundred in England.[ 12]
In March 2023, Milne was named in New Zealand's T20I squad for their series against Sri Lanka .[ 13] On 5 April 2023, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in international cricket,[ 14] helping his team win the second T20I by 9 wickets.[ 15]
In September 2023, Milne was ruled out of the ODI series against England , due to a hamstring injury that occurred during a training session, effectively ruling out chances of him making the World Cup squad.[ 16] He returned later that month against Bangladesh , taking four wickets in the only match he played.[ 17]
References
^ a b c d e Adam Milne , ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
^ Adam Milne , CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-05-24. (subscription required)
^ a b Hoad A (2017) Kent sign New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne as overseas player , Kent Online , 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
^ Culley J (2017) Milne, rain help deny Nottinghamshire , ESPNcricinfo, 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
^ Milne's five-for lifts Kent back into contention , ESPNcricinfo, 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
^ Todd Astle bags his first New Zealand contract , ESPNcricinfo, 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
^ IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players , ESPNcricinfo, 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
^ Adam Milne returns to Kent as Mohammad Amir replacement for T20 Blast , The Cricketer (online), 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
^ Adam Milne hat-trick finishes off Surrey despite Will Jacks' fireworks , ESPNcricinfo, 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2021-07-10
^ Tom Latham to lead New Zealand in Bangladesh and Pakistan with IPL-bound players unavailable , ESPNcricinfo, 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players" . ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-02-13 .
^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed" . BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-04-05 .
^ "New Zealand names T20I returnee as captain for series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 2023-04-05 .
^ "Milne snares maiden five-for in big Black Caps win" . The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 2023-04-05 .
^ Seconi, Adrian (5 April 2023). "Milne bags five as NZ sink Sri Lanka" . Otago Daily Times Online News . Retrieved 2023-04-05 .
^ "Injured Milne ruled out of England series; New Zealand call up Lister" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 2023-10-30 .
^ "Milne, Young give New Zealand series win" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 2023-10-30 .
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