Henry Adams (cricketer)

Henry Adams
Personal information
Full name Henry James Adams
Born 25 April 1851
Croydon, Surrey, England
Died 21 February 1922 (aged 70)
Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Role Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
18871889 Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 25
Batting average 5.00
100s/50s /
Top score 9
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 4/2
Source: , 11 June 2012

Henry James Adams (25 April 1851 21 February 1922) was an English cricketer. Adams' was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper and who could also bowl right-arm medium pace. He was born at Croydon, Surrey.

Adams made his first-class debut for Surrey against Sussex in 1887. He made three further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Cambridge University in 1889.[1] In his five first-class matches for Surrey, he scored 25 runs at an average of 8.33, with a high score of 9. Behind the stumps he took 4 catches and made 2 stumpings.[2] He also made a single first-class appearance for CI Thornton's XI against the touring Australians in 1888.[1] He was dismissed for a duck twice in the match, both times by J. J. Ferris.[3]

He died at Edmonton, Middlesex on 21 February 1922.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "First-Class Matches played by Henry Adams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Adams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  3. "CI Thornton's XI v Australians, 1888". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.

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