Jimmy Adams

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Jimmy Adams
Personal information
Full name
James Clive Adams
Born (1968-01-09) 9 January 1968 (age 56)
Batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 199)18 April 1992 v South Africa
Last Test6 January 2001 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 64)17 December 1992 v Pakistan
Last ODI9 February 2001 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1984–2001
Berkshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 54 127 202 228
Runs scored 3,012 2,204 11,234 5,319
Batting average 41.26 28.62 39.69 34.53
100s/50s 6/14 0/14 25/54 1/34
Top score 208* 82 208* 112
Balls bowled 2,853 1,856 9,789 3,532
Wickets 27 43 103 83
Bowling average 49.48 34.86 40.39 32.89
5 wickets in innings 1 1 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/17 5/37 5/17 5/37
Catches/stumpings 48/0 68/5 177/0 117/7
Source: Cricinfo, 26 September 2007

James Clive Adams

wicketkeeper when required. He was the head coach of Kent County Cricket Club for five seasons between 2012 and October 2016.[1]

He retired from all cricket in 2004 after a twenty-year career, ending with a Test batting average of 41.26

New Zealand at St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
in 1995.

In addition to his playing and coaching credentials, Adams was appointed chairman of FICA in May 2009,[3] replacing the South African great Barry Richards. Adams held this role until March 2017 when he was replaced by Vikram Solanki,[4] Surrey CCC's head coach.[5]

Domestic career

Adams was called into the Jamaican squad for the 1984/85 season as a teenager and enjoyed a good if unspectacular start to his

Free State and making guest appearances for Lashings World XI
in England.

International career

Making his mark

Although it wasn't until the 1991/92 season that he was called into the West Indies

South Africa at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. He went on to pick up 4/43 in South Africa's first innings and score a vital 79 not out in the Caribbean side's second innings to help the Windies win this one off encounter.[6][7]

During the first test against New Zealand of the 1995/96 season, Adams claimed 5 for 17, his only five wicket haul in test match cricket at

St John's, Antigua. West Indies won the series by a 1-0 margin.[8][9]

Captaincy

Adams was appointed as West Indies captain in 2000, in replacing

Australia, Adams thereafter lost both the captaincy (to Carl Hooper) and his place in the regional side.[10][11][2] News of Adams' impending dismissal was divulged by friend and national TV reporter, Peter Furst. He simply responded, "Have you heard something I haven't?" He then reflected on his career, saying that whatever happened it had all been a blessing – both the good and bad.[12]

With an average of 41.26 from 54 tests, Adams' Test career thus came to a close. He later joined up as the new skipper of South African club side Free State.[13]

Coaching career

He was head coach at Kent County Cricket Club for five seasons between 2012 and 2016.[1]

Personal life

During August 2021 Adams was bestowed with Jamaica's Order of Distinction for his contribution to the sphere of sport.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b Jimmy Adams: Kent head coach leaves after five seasons in charge, BBC Sport, 17 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  2. ^
    CricInfo
    . Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Jimmy Adams named FICA president". 29 May 2008.
  4. ^ "Vikram Solanki Appointed FICA President | FICA".
  5. ^ "Solanki named new Surrey head coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  6. The Cricket Monthly
    .
  7. Cricinfo
    .
  8. The Cricket Monthly
    .
  9. Cricinfo
    .
  10. Cricinfo
    .
  11. ^ Pires, BC (30 May 2000). "Heroic Adams takes it at the wire". theguardian.com. The Guardian.
  12. ISBN 1-876798-72-6
  13. Cricinfo
    .
  14. The Jamaica Gleaner
    .

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