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Jimmy Adams

Jimmy Adams
Personal information
Full name James Clive Adams
Born (1968-01-09) 9 January 1968 (age 49)
Port Maria, Saint Mary, Jamaica
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Slow left arm orthodox
Role Batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 199) 18 April 1992 v South Africa
Last Test 6 January 2001 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 64) 17 December 1992 v Pakistan
Last ODI 9 February 2001 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years Team
1984–2001 Jamaica
1994 Nottinghamshire
2001–2003 Orange Free State
2003 Berkshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 54 127 202 228
Runs scored 3012 2204 11234 5319
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 2853 1856 9789 3532
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 n/a 0 n/a
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 "Jimmy" Adams (born 9 January 1968) is a former Jamaican cricketer, who represented the West Indies as player and captain during his career. He was a steady left-handed batsman, useful left-arm orthodox spin bowler and good fielder, especially in the gully position. He was also an occasional wicketkeeper when required. He was the head coach of Kent County Cricket Club for five seasons between 2012 and October 2016.

Adams was called into the Jamaican squad for the 1984/85 season as a teenager and enjoyed a good if unspectacular start to his first-class career, although it wasn't until the 1991/92 season that he was called into the West Indies Test squad for the first time, making his debut against South Africa at Bridgetown, Barbados. In his opening twelve matches Adams scored 1,132 runs at a batting average of near 87, a record bettered only in the history of Test cricket by Australian Sir Donald Bradman. In the first half of his Test career, Adams averaged 61.34 compared to 25.58 in the second half, this differential is the largest in Test history. In the mid-1990s he began to struggle at international level. In a tour match against Somerset, he was hit by a bouncer by bowler Andre van Troost, shattering his cheekbone.


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