Chris Adams (cricketer)

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Chris Adams

Personal information
Full name	Christopher John Adams
Born	(1970-05-06) 6 May 1970 Whitwell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Nickname	Grizzly, Grizwold
Height
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 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. 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".

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 County Cricket Club

On 17 June 2013 it was announced by Surrey County Cricket Club that Adams had been sacked, along with his first team coach Ian Salisbury.

Teams

International

• England (1999/2000)

English county

• Sussex (1998–2008)
• Derbyshire (1988–1997)

Career bests

Tests

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

• Adams' best Test batting score of 31 was made against South Africa, Cape Town, 1999/2000
• His best Test bowling figures of 1 for 42 came against South Africa, Durban, 1999/2000

One Day International

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

• Adams' best ODI batting score of 42 was made against South Africa, Cape Town, 1999/2000

First-class

• Adams' best first-class batting score was 239
• His best first-class bowling figures were 4 for 28

List A Limited Overs

• Adams' best List A batting score was 163
• His best List A bowling figures were 5 for 16

Twenty20

• Adams' best Twenty20 batting score was 57.
• His batting strike rate is 119.4 runs per 100 balls faced

External links

• Cricinfo player profile of Chris Adams
• HowSTAT! statistical profile of Chris Adams

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