| David Sincock | |
| Birth Date: | 1 February 1942 |
| Birth Place: | North Adelaide, South Australia |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm wrist-spin |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 3 |
| Runs1: | 80 |
| Bat Avg1: | 26.66 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 29 |
| Deliveries1: | 724 |
| Wickets1: | 8 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 51.25 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/67 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/0 |
| Column2: | First-class |
| Matches2: | 46 |
| Runs2: | 838 |
| Bat Avg2: | 17.45 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/4 |
| Top Score2: | 61 |
| Deliveries2: | 9,492 |
| Wickets2: | 159 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 36.87 |
| Fivefor2: | 10 |
| Tenfor2: | 1 |
| Best Bowling2: | 7/48 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 27/0 |
| International: | true |
| Country: | Australia |
| Testdebutagainst: | Pakistan |
| Testdebutdate: | 4 December |
| Testdebutyear: | 1964 |
| Testcap: | 232 |
| Lasttestdate: | 7 January |
| Lasttestagainst: | England |
| Lasttestyear: | 1966 |
| Source: | http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/7623.html Cricinfo |
| Date: | 27 April 2018 |
David John Sincock (born 1 February 1942) is a former Australian cricketer who played in three Test matches from 1964 to 1966.
Nicknamed "Evil Dick" by his teammates, Sincock was called "one of the most interesting bowlers I have ever played against" by Garry Sobers, who claimed that Sincock turned the ball more than any other bowler he had faced and had an unreadable googly.[1] However, Sobers noted that Sincock was too inconsistent, bowling an over of long hops and full tosses for every unplayable delivery.[1] His last Test was against England in the Third Test at Sydney in 1965-66, Sincock was hit for 0/98, but made a fighting 29 and 27 as Australia suffered their worst home defeat in over 50 years. The selectors promptly dropped five players including Sincock and the stand-in captain, Brian Booth, neither of whom played for Australia again.
Sincock dropped out of first-class cricket after the 1965–66 season, moving to Sydney where he played for Sydney Grade Cricket club Northern District.[2] He later said, "I definitely didn't want to be a professional sportsman ... Once I'd got a guy out I couldn't really see the point in getting him out again next week."[3] He became a successful business executive.