Geoffrey Adams (cricketer)
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Full name | Geoffrey Coker Arding Adams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hampstead, London, England | 24 May 1909||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 February 1998 Geelong, Victoria, Australia | (aged 88)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1928–1930 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 September 2009 |
Geoffrey Coker Arding Adams MBE (24 May 1909 — 10 February 1998) was an English first-class cricketer and newspaper proprietor.
The son of Hugh Geoffrey Coker Adams, he was born at Hampstead in May 1909. He was educated at Radley College,[1] before matriculating to Pembroke College, Cambridge. Although a member of the Cambridge University Cricket Club, he did not feature for the first eleven. However, he did gain a blue playing rugby union for Cambridge University R.U.F.C..[2] During his summer holiday from Cambridge, Adams played first-class cricket for Hampshire, making his debut against Worcestershire in the 1928 County Championship. Having played once in 1928, he made a further twelve appearances in 1929 and five in 1930.[3] In eighteen first-class matches for Hampshire, Adams had modest success as a middle-order batsman.[2] He scored 421 runs at an average of 13.58, with a highest score of 42.[4]
Adams married Betty Clover in June 1935 at
References
- ^ Register, 1847-1923. Oxford University Press. 1923. p. 411.
- ^ a b c d "Wisden - Obituaries in 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Geoffrey Adams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Geoffrey Adams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Social and Personal". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 June 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 18 August 2023 – via Trove.
- ^ "No. 34813". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 March 1940. p. 1620.
- ^ "No. 37451". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 January 1946. p. 757.
- ISBN 9781781311936.
- ^ "No. 44863". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 June 1969. p. 5983.