Neil Amwin Treharne Adcock (8 March 1931 6 January 2013) was a South African international cricketer who played 26 Tests. A tall aggressive fast bowler he could lift the ball sharply off a length. He was the first South African fast bowler to take 100 Test wickets. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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