Chris Adams (cricketer)

Chris Adams
Personal information
Full name Christopher John Adams
Born 6 May 1970 (1970-05-06) (age 41)
Whitwell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Nickname Grizzly, Grizwold
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Batting style Right-hand batsman
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Role Middle-order batsman
International information
National side England
Test debut (cap 598) 25 November 1999 v South Africa
Last Test 18 January 2000 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 149) 21 May 1998 v South Africa
Last ODI 28 January 2000 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years Team
1988–1997 Derbyshire
1998–2008 Sussex (squad no. 1)
1998–1999 Australian Capital Territory
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA
Matches 5 5 336 367
Runs scored 104 71 19535 11481
Batting average 13.00 17.75 38.68 39.72
100s/50s –/– –/– 48/93 21/69
Top score 31 42 239 163
Balls bowled 120 3288 1217
Wickets 1 41 32
Bowling average 59.00 47.19 38.03
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/42 4/28 5/16
Catches/stumpings 6/– 3/– 404/– 165/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 July 2009

Christopher John Adams (born 6 May 1970) is the current cricket manager of Surrey County Cricket Club and a former English first-class cricketer who briefly represented his nation at Test and One Day International level.

An aggressive right-handed batsman, occasional right-arm off spin bowler and specialist slip fielder, Adams enjoyed a successful first-class career for Derbyshire and Sussex.

Adams made his first-class debut as an eighteen-year-old for Derbyshire in one match the 1988 season and stayed there until the 1997 season, when he left to join Sussex as captain. He is the longest serving county captain in Sussex's history. He captained Sussex to the 2003, 2006 and 2007 County Championship titles, and was one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2004 for his efforts in the previous calendar year.

He had a brief career at international level for England, playing five Tests and five One-day Internationals between May 1998 and January 2000. He made his Test debut in 1999 against South Africa at Johannesburg, and came to the crease for his maiden Test innings to face Allan Donald on a hat-trick, with England in the perilous position of four wickets down for two runs; he successfully negotiated the hat-trick, but was caught behind off Donald in both innings, for 16 and 1.[1] Failing to reproduce his domestic form, Adams averaged just 13 in Tests and 17.75 in ODIs.

In a first-class career that ran from 1988 until 2008, Adams scored 19,535 runs, with an impressive 48 centuries and a highest score of 239.

In late 2006 he agreed a four-year deal with Yorkshire to become both captain and director of professional cricket, but dramatically reversed this decision on 14 November, saying that he did not feel able to deal with such a role at this stage of his career. His change of heart left Yorkshire "shell-shocked" but Sussex "thrilled".[2]

Adams announced he was to step down as Sussex captain on 14 September 2008, guiding Sussex to the Pro40 Division One Title the same day. He subsequently announced his retirement from first-class cricket, upon his appointment as cricket manager of Surrey.

Contents

Teams

International

English county

Career bests

Tests

Test Debut: vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 1999/2000
Last Test: vs South Africa, Centurion, 1999/2000

One Day International

ODI Debut: vs South Africa, The Oval, 1998
Last ODI: vs Zimbabwe, Cape Town, 1999/2000

First-class

List A Limited Overs

Twenty20

References

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Peter Moores
Sussex county cricket captain
1998–2008
Succeeded by
Michael Yardy