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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|New Zealand cricketer (born 1992)}}<br />
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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
| name = Adam Milne<br />
| image = <br />
| country = New Zealand<br />
| full_name = Adam Fraser Milne<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|04|13|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Palmerston North]], New Zealand<br />
| batting = Right-handed<br />
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]]<br />
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]<br />
| heightm = 1.89<br />
| nickname = <br />
| international = true<br />
| internationalspan = 2010–present<br />
| odidebutdate = 10 November<br />
| odidebutyear = 2012<br />
| odidebutagainst = Sri Lanka<br />
| lastodidate = 19 November <br />
| lastodiyear = 2024<br />
| lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka <br />
| odishirt = 20<br />
| odicap = 175<br />
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| T20Idebutdate = 26 December<br />
| T20Idebutyear = 2010<br />
| T20Idebutagainst = Pakistan<br />
| lastT20Idate = 26 July <br />
| lastT20Iyear = 2025<br />
| lastT20Iagainst = South Africa <br />
| T20Icap = 46<br />
| T20Ishirt = 20<br />
| club1 = [[Central Districts cricket team|Central Districts]]<br />
| year1 = {{nowrap|2009/10–present}}<br />
| club2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] <br />
| year2 = 2016–2017<br />
| club3 = [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]]<br />
| year3 = 2017–2021<br />
| club4 = [[Sydney Thunder]]<br />
| year4 = 2020/21<br />
| club5 = [[Mumbai Indians]]<br />
| year5 = 2021<br />
| club6 = [[Birmingham Phoenix]]<br />
| year6 = 2021–2025<br />
| club7 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]<br />
| year7 = 2022<br />
| club8 = [[Washington Freedom (cricket)|Washington Freedom]]<br />
| year8 = 2023<br />
| club9 = [[Melbourne Stars]]<br />
| year9 = 2024<br />
| club10 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]<br />
| year10 = 2026<br />
| club11 = [[London Spirit]]<br />
| year11 = 2026<br />
| columns = 4<br />
| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]<br />
| matches1 = 50<br />
| runs1 = 180<br />
| bat avg1 = 12.85<br />
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0<br />
| top score1 = 36<br />
| deliveries1 = 2,242<br />
| wickets1 = 57<br />
| bowl avg1 = 35.56<br />
| fivefor1 = 0<br />
| tenfor1 = 0<br />
| best bowling1 = 4/34<br />
| catches/stumpings1 = 23/–<br />
| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]<br />
| matches2 = 56<br />
| runs2 = 83<br />
| bat avg2 = 8.30<br />
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0<br />
| top score2 = 16[[not out|*]]<br />
| deliveries2 = 1,157<br />
| wickets2 = 65<br />
| bowl avg2 = 24.64<br />
| fivefor2 = 1<br />
| tenfor2 = 0<br />
| best bowling2 = 5/26<br />
| catches/stumpings2 = 12/–<br />
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]<br />
| matches3 = 31<br />
| runs3 = 776<br />
| bat avg3 = 23.51<br />
| 100s/50s3 = 0/4<br />
| top score3 = 97<br />
| deliveries3 = 5,529<br />
| wickets3 = 92<br />
| bowl avg3 = 32.25<br />
| fivefor3 = 2<br />
| tenfor3 = 0<br />
| best bowling3 = 5/47<br />
| catches/stumpings3 = 10/–<br />
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]<br />
| matches4 = 102<br />
| runs4 = 617<br />
| bat avg4 = 16.23<br />
| 100s/50s4 = 0/1<br />
| top score4 = 50<br />
| deliveries4 = 4,698<br />
| wickets4 = 148<br />
| bowl avg4 = 27.46<br />
| fivefor4 = 2<br />
| tenfor4 = 0<br />
| best bowling4 = 5/24<br />
| catches/stumpings4 = 35/–<br />
| date = 2 August<br />
| year = 2025<br />
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/450860.html ESPNcricinfo<br />
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{{Medal|RU|[[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup|2021 UAE & Oman]]|}}<br />
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'''Adam Fraser Milne''' (born 13 April 1992) is a New Zealand professional [[cricket]]er who plays [[limited overs cricket]] for the [[New Zealand national cricket team]]. He is a right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] bowler. He was also a part of the New Zealand squad to finish as [[2015 Cricket World Cup final|runners-up]] at the [[2015 Cricket World Cup]], after they lost to [[Australia cricket team|Australia]].<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Milne was born in [[Palmerston North]], New Zealand<ref name=ci>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/450860.html Adam Milne], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2017.</ref> and attended [[Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School]], and then [[Palmerston North Boys' High School]].<br />
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==Cricket career==<br />
Milne made his [[first-class cricket]] debut as an 18 year old for [[Central Districts cricket team|Central Districts]] in the 2009/10 season against [[Canterbury cricket team|Canterbury]]. He took a wicket with his second ball in senior cricket.<ref name=ci /> He has played for the team throughout his professional career, although his appearances have been limited by injuries and by international duties.<ref name=ci /><br />
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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.<ref name=ca>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/921/921071/921071.html Adam Milne], CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2017. {{subscription required}}</ref> In May 2017, Milne signed for [[Kent County Cricket Club]] to play the second half of the [[2017 English cricket season]].<ref name=ko24may17>Hoad, Alex (2017). [https://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]]'', 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.</ref> Milne had been due to play for [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]] in the [[2016 English cricket season|2016 season]] but was forced to withdraw due to injury.<ref name=ko24may17 /> He made his debut for Kent in the [[2017 County Championship]] against [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]] in June 2017.<ref name=ci29jun17>Culley, Jon (2017). [http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1107531.html Milne, rain help deny Nottinghamshire], ESPNcricinfo, 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.</ref> 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 County Cricket Club|Somerset]] at [[County Ground, Taunton|Taunton]] in August, his best T20 bowling figures.<ref name=ci12aug17>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/20323945/adam-milne-five-lifts-kent-back-contention Milne's five-for lifts Kent back into contention], ESPNcricinfo, 12 August 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.</ref> He returned to play for Kent in both the [[2018 t20 Blast|2018]] and [[2019 t20 Blast]].<br />
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Milne debuted for the [[New Zealand Cricket Team]] in 2010 and, although expensive, his pace impressed critics<ref name=ci /> who marked him as a long-term prospect for the national team{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} who could bowl in excess of 150&nbsp;km/h.<ref name=ci /> In May 2018, he was one of twenty players to be awarded a new contract for the 2018–19 season by [[New Zealand Cricket]].<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23512513/todd-astle-bags-first-new-zealand-contract Todd Astle bags his first New Zealand contract], ESPNcricinfo, 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.</ref><br />
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In February 2021, Milne was bought by the [[Mumbai Indians]] ahead of the [[2021 Indian Premier League]]<ref>[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, 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.</ref> and in June returned to Kent for the [[2021 T20 Blast]], his fourth spell with the county.<ref>[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), 8 June 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.</ref> He took a [[Hat-trick (cricket)|hat-trick]] during the competition against [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] from the final three balls of the match.<ref>[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, 2 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021</ref> In August 2021, Milne was named as injury cover in New Zealand's squad for the [[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]].<ref>[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, 9 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.</ref><br />
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In February 2022, he was bought by the [[Chennai Super Kings]] in the [[List of 2022 Indian Premier League personnel changes|auction]] for the [[2022 Indian Premier League]] tournament but was ruled out after a few matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1300689 |title=IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref> In April 2022, he was bought by the [[Birmingham Phoenix]] for the [[2022 season of The Hundred|2022 season]] of [[The Hundred (cricket)|The Hundred]] in England.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60477088 |title=The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=5 April 2022}}</ref><br />
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In March 2023, Milne was named in New Zealand's T20I squad for their series [[Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2022–23|against Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Zealand names T20I returnee as captain for series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/3122069 |access-date=5 April 2023 |website=International Cricket Council |language=en}}</ref> On 5 April 2023, he took his maiden [[five-wicket haul]] in international cricket,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Milne snares maiden five-for in big Black Caps win |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/black-caps-v-sri-lanka-adam-milne-snares-maiden-five-for-to-set-up-series-levelling-win/JRCEWVFDMFDFJHS2WDHPKU5RS4/ |access-date=5 April 2023 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref> helping his team win the second T20I by 9 wickets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seconi |first=Adrian |date=5 April 2023 |title=Milne bags five as NZ sink Sri Lanka |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-sport/star-cricket/milne-bags-five-nz-sink-sri-lanka |access-date=5 April 2023 |website=[[Otago Daily Times]] |language=en |archive-date=5 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405044031/https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-sport/star-cricket/milne-bags-five-nz-sink-sri-lanka |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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In September 2023, Milne was ruled out of the [[New Zealand cricket team in England in 2023|ODI series against England]], due to a hamstring injury that occurred during a training session, effectively ruling out chances of him making the [[2023 Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] squad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Injured Milne ruled out of England series; New Zealand call up Lister |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/eng-vs-nz-adam-milne-ruled-out-of-england-series-as-new-zealand-call-up-ben-lister-1397272 |access-date=30 October 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> He returned later that month [[New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2023–24|against Bangladesh]], taking four wickets in the only match he played.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Milne, Young give New Zealand series win |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-in-bangladesh-2023-1395686/bangladesh-vs-new-zealand-3rd-odi-1395702/match-report |access-date=30 October 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref><br />
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