Adam Milne

Early life

Milne was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand 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. He has played for the team throughout his professional career, although his appearances have been limited by injuries and by international duties.

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. In May 2017, Milne signed for Kent County Cricket Club to play the second half of the 2017 English cricket season. Milne had been due to play for Essex in the 2016 season but was forced to withdraw due to injury. 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. 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

In February 2021, Milne was bought by the Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League and in June returned to Kent for the 2021 T20 Blast, his fourth spell with the county. He took a hat-trick during the competition against Surrey from the final three balls of the match. In August 2021, Milne was named as injury cover in New Zealand's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

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. In April 2022, he was bought by the Birmingham Phoenix for the 2022 season of The Hundred in England.

In March 2023, Milne was named in New Zealand's T20I squad for their series against Sri Lanka. On 5 April 2023, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in international cricket, helping his team win the second T20I by 9 wickets.

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. He returned later that month against Bangladesh, taking four wickets in the only match he played.

References

References

1. [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/450860.html Adam Milne], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
2. [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/921/921071/921071.html Adam Milne], CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-05-24. {{subscription required
3. Hoad A (2017) [http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/sport/walker-hails-world-star-overseas-126109/ Kent sign New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne as overseas player], ''[[Kent Online]]'', 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
4. He made his debut for Kent in the [[2017 County Championship]] against [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
5. [http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/20323945/adam-milne-five-lifts-kent-back-contention Milne's five-for lifts Kent back into contention], ESPNcricinfo, 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
6. who marked him as a long-term prospect for the national team{{citation needed. (May 2017 who could bowl in excess of 150 km/h. In May 2018, he was one of twenty players to be awarded a new contract for the 2018–19 season by [[New Zealand Cricket]].[http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23512513/todd-astle-bags-first-new-zealand-contract Todd Astle bags his first New Zealand contract], ESPNcricinfo, 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2018-05-15.)
7. [https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1252152 IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players], ESPNcricinfo, 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
8. [https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/kent/adam_milne_kent_mohammad_amir_replacement_t20_blast.html Adam Milne returns to Kent as Mohammad Amir replacement for T20 Blast], ''[[The Cricketer]]'' (online), 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
9. [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/vitality-blast-2021-1250122/kent-vs-surrey-south-group-1250329/match-report Adam Milne hat-trick finishes off Surrey despite Will Jacks' fireworks], ESPNcricinfo, 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2021-07-10
10. [https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/nz-in-ban-and-pak-tom-latham-to-lead-new-zealand-in-bangladesh-and-pakistan-with-ipl-bound-players-unavailable-1272735 Tom Latham to lead New Zealand in Bangladesh and Pakistan with IPL-bound players unavailable], ESPNcricinfo, 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
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12. "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport.
13. "New Zealand names T20I returnee as captain for series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan".
14. "Milne snares maiden five-for in big Black Caps win".
15. Seconi, Adrian. (2023-04-05). "Milne bags five as NZ sink Sri Lanka".
16. "Injured Milne ruled out of England series; New Zealand call up Lister". ESPNcricinfo.
17. "Milne, Young give New Zealand series win". ESPNcricinfo.