Full name James Adams Name James Adams 1830 Cambridge Town Club | 1830 Suffolk Batting style Unknown | |
Born 15 January 1811 Saffron Walden, Essex,
England Died 7 November 1851(1851-11-07) (aged 40)
Saffron Walden, Essex,
England Role Occasional wicket-keeper | ||
James Adams (15 January 1811 – 7 November 1851) was an English cricketer. Adams' batting style is unknown, while it is known he occasionally played as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Saffron Walden, Essex.
Adams made his first-class debut for Cambridge Town Club against Cambridge University in May 1830 at the University Ground, Barnwell, where he made 62 runs in Cambridge Town Club's first-innings. He played for the Players in June of that year in the Gentlemen v Players fixture at Lord's Cricket Ground, before making two further first-class appearances for Suffolk, both against the Marylebone Cricket Club in June and August. In his four first-class matches, Adams scored 96 runs at an average of 19.20.
He died at the town of his birth on 7 November 1851.