James_Adams_(cricketer,_born_1811)

James Adams (cricketer, born 1811)

James Adams (cricketer, born 1811)

English cricketer

For the Hampshire cricketer born in 1980, see James Adams (cricketer, born 1980). For the Jamaican cricketer born in 1968, see Jimmy Adams.

James Adams (15 January 1811 – 7 November 1851) was an English first-class cricketer. Adams' batting style is unknown, while it is known he occasionally played as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Saffron Walden, Essex.

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Adams made his first-class cricket debut for Cambridge Town Club against Cambridge University in May 1830 at the University Ground, Barnwell, where he made 62 runs in Cambridge Town Club's first-innings.[1] He played for the Players in June of that year in the Gentlemen v Players fixture at Lord's Cricket Ground, before making two further first-class appearances for Suffolk, both against the Marylebone Cricket Club in June and August.[2] In his four first-class matches, Adams scored 96 runs at an average of 19.20.[3]

He died at the town of his birth on 7 November 1851.

References

  1. [1]
    "Cambridge University v Cambridge Town Club, 1830". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. [2]
    "First-Class Matches played by James Adams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Player profile: James Adams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
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