Adam Fraser Milne (born 13 April 1992 in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand) is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a right-arm fast bowler who represents New Zealand in limited-overs international cricket.
He has the potential to bowl at 150 km/h and was the sixth fastest bowler in the world when he delivered the ball at 153.2 km/h.
Background
Milne’s obsession with cricket started in primary school. He went to Palmerston North Boys’ High School and then Palmerston North Intermediate Regular School.
He began his cricket career with Central Districts in 2009. Milne signed with Kent County Cricket Club in May 2017 for the second half of the English cricket season.
Debut
Milne wowed everyone when he took a wicket on his first ball in his first-class cricket debut for Central Districts against Canterbury when he was 18 years old in the 2009-10 season.
Milne made his One-Day International debut against Sri Lanka on November 10, 2012. In his debut match, he was costly, but his speed amazed everybody. On December 26, 2010, he made his international T20 debut against Pakistan.
Club Career
Milne made his first-class debut for Central Districts in 2009, and on his second ball, we took the wicket.
He took 28 wickets for Kent in the 2017 NatWest T20 Blast since joining the county in 2017. With 5/11 against Somerset in August 2017, he set a new record for Kent’s best bowling in T20 matches.