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{{Infobox cricketer
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| name = Tom Adams
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| fullname = Thomas Miles Adams
| country = England
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1810|5|2|df=yes}}
| fullname = Thomas Miles Adams
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| birth_place = [[Gravesend]], [[Kent]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1808|5|2|df=yes}}
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1894|1|20|1810|5|2|df=yes}}
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| birth_place = [[Gravesend]], [[Kent]]
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| death_place = Gravesend, Kent
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1894|1|20|1810|5|2|df=yes}}
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| death_place = Gravesend, Kent
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| batting = Right-handed
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium ([[roundarm bowling|roundarm]])
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role = [[All-rounder]]
| family =
| club1 = [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]]

| club1 = [[Kent county cricket teams|Kent]]
| year1 = 1836–1858
| club2 = [[Marylebone Cricket Club|MCC]]
| year1 = 1836–1858
| club2 = [[South of England cricket team|South]]
| year2 = 1838–1856
| year2 = 1837-1855
| columns = 1
| club3 = [[Non-international England cricket teams|England]]
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| year3 = 1837-1855
| matches1 = 157
| club4 = [[Players cricket team|Players]]
| runs1 = 3,435
| year4 = 1838-1854
| bat avg1 = 12.31
| club5 = [[Marylebone Cricket Club|MCC]]
| 100s/50s1 = 0/9
| year5 = 1838–1856
| top score1 = 78
| deliveries1 = 1,862*{{efn-ua|Due to incomplete scorecards from the mid-19th century, the number of balls bowled and bowling average are approximate}}
| club6 = [[Hampshire county cricket teams|Hampshire]]
| year6 = 1848
| wickets1 = 152
| club7 = [[William Clarke's All-England Eleven|AEE]]
| bowl avg1 = 12.90*
| year7 = 1849-1857
| fivefor1 = 5
| club8 = [[Lancashire county cricket teams|Lancashire]]
| tenfor1 = 1
| best bowling1 = 7/?{{efn-ua|Due to incomplete scorecards the number of runs conceded is unknown}}
| year8 = 1851
| catches/stumpings1 = 144/–
| club9 = [[United All-England Eleven|UEE]]
| year9 = 1853-1854
| date = 10 May
| year = 2010
| source = http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/8673.html CricInfo
| date = 30 December
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| year = 2022
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27415/27415.html CricketArchive
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'''Thomas Miles Adams''' (2 May 1808 – 20 January 1894)<ref name="CA27415">{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27415/27415.html |title=Tom Adams |work=CricketArchive |access-date=30 December 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> was an English professional [[cricket]]er who played for numerous teams between 1836 and 1858. He was born and died at [[Gravesend]]. He was a right-handed [[batting (cricket)|batter]] and, using a [[roundarm bowling|roundarm]] action, he was a [[medium pace bowling|medium pace bowler]]. He made his known senior debut in the 1836 season and played in top-class matches until 1858. He stood as [[umpire (cricket)|umpire]] in 20 top-class matches from 1852 to 1865.<ref name="CA27415"/>


'''Thomas Miles Adams''' (2 May 1808 – 20 January 1894) was an English [[cricket]]er who played in the mid-19th century. He was a member of the great [[Kent county cricket teams]] of the 1840s and played for both [[Marylebone Cricket Club|MCC]] and various [[All-England Eleven]]s. He was a right-handed [[batsman (cricket)|batsman]] who bowled [[Roundarm bowling|roundarm style]].<ref name=carlaw>Carlaw D (2020) ''Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914'' (revised edition), pp. 23–25. ([https://archive.acscricket.com/books/Kent_Cricketers_A_to_Z_Part_One_Revised_Expanded.pdf Available online] at the [[Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians]]. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)</ref>
==Cricket career==
Adams was a [[Kent county cricket teams|Kent]] player before the original [[Kent County Cricket Club|county club]] was formed in 1842. Match records during Adams' career were not always fully completed and so any analysis of his statistics can only be based on the known data. He played in at least 157 senior matches and is known to have taken over 150 wickets although the majority of [[dismissal (cricket)|dismissals]] credited to him were [[bowled]] only as [[caught|catches]] were often recorded with the fielder's name only.{{refn|group=note|name=status|Some eleven-a-side matches played 1772–1863 have been rated "[[first-class cricket|first-class]]" by certain sources, but there was ''no such standard at the time''. The term came into common use from around 1864 and was formally defined as a standard by a meeting at [[Lord's]], in May 1894, of [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] (MCC) and the [[county cricket|county clubs]] which were then competing in the [[County Championship]]. The ruling was effective from the beginning of the [[1895 English cricket season|1895 season]].{{sfn|ACS|1982|pp=4–5}} Pre-1864 matches which are included in the ACS' "Important Match Guide" may generally be regarded as top-class or, at least, historically significant.{{sfn|ACS|1981|pp=1–40}}{{sfn|Carlaw|Winnifrith|2020|p=2}}}} Adams' best known performance as a bowler was in 1838 when he played as a [[given man]] for a Gentlemen of Kent team against [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] (MCC) on the West Kent Cricket Club Ground in [[Chislehurst]]. MCC had the first innings and were [[all out (cricket)|all out]] for 42, Adams taking seven wickets for an unknown concession. His team were all out for 46 and he top-scored with 10. In MCC's second innings, he took four more wickets. MCC were all out for 49 and the Gentlemen of Kent won by 7 wickets after scoring 46/3. Of Adams' eleven dismissals in the match, five were bowled, three caught by fielders, two [[stumped]] and one caught and bowled by Adams himself.<ref name="CA596">{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/0/596.html |title=Gentlemen of Kent v Marylebone Cricket Club, 20–21 August 1838 |work=CricketArchive |access-date=15 October 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>


Adams was born in [[Gravesend]] in [[Kent]]. He made his debut in the [[1836 English cricket season|1836 season]] and is known to have made 157 appearances in matches which were later given [[first-class cricket]] status between 1836 and 1858. He played for Kent both before the first county club was formed in 1842 and afterwards for [[Kent County Cricket Club]]. He stood as [[umpire (cricket)|umpire]] in 20 top-class matches from 1852 to 1865.<ref name=ca>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27415/27415.html Tom Adams], CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-11-25.</ref>
Adams played a number of useful [[innings]] and is known to have made nine [[century (cricket)|half-centuries]] in senior matches. He also held more than 140 catches.<ref name="CA27415"/> His highest known score was 78 for the original Kent club against [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] on 12 July 1849. He opened the Kent innings with [[William Pilch]] who was out before any [[run (cricket)|runs]] were scored. Adams was joined by [[Alfred Mynn]] and they made a stand of 136 for the second wicket before Adams was [[run out]] for 78. Mynn went on to score 92 but the rest of the batters failed and Kent were [[all out (cricket)|all out]] for 222. Thanks to [[William Hillyer]], who took thirteen wickets in the match, Kent won by 116 runs.<ref name="CA859">{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/0/859.html |title=Sussex v Kent, 12–14 July 1849 |work=CricketArchive |access-date=31 December 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>


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Adams is believed to have laid down the wicket at the [[Bat and Ball Ground]] in Gravesend in 1845 and operated the ground, possibly along with another a local cricketer [[William Smith (Kent cricketer)|William Smith]]. This formed the basis of the ground which was used by Kent for county matches between 1849 and 1971.<ref name=graves38>[http://www.discovergravesham.co.uk/gravesend-chronology/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106:1838-1852&catid=44&Itemid=225 1838–1852], Discover Gravesham, Gravesham Borough Council. Retrieved 2017-11-25.</ref><ref name=gbc>[https://democracy.gravesham.gov.uk/Published/C00000106/M00000728/AI00002085/$BatandBall2.docA.ps.pdf Planning application], [[Gravesham Borough Council]], July 2007. Retrieved 2017-11-25.</ref> He died at Gravesend in 1894 aged 83.<ref name=ci>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/8673.html Tom Adams], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2017-11-25.</ref>
In the later years of his career, Adams was an occasional [[umpire (cricket)|umpire]]. He stood in several senior matches from 1852 to about 1865 and then continued to stand in local matches. He lived in [[Gravesend]] all his life.{{sfn|Carlaw|Winnifrith|2020|p=25}}

==Groundkeeping==
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Adams was involved in groundkeeping and is thought to have laid the [[cricket pitch|pitch]] at the [[Bat and Ball Ground]] in Gravesend in 1845. Details are unclear but it seems he then managed the ground for a time, possibly assisted by [[William Smith (Kent cricketer)|William Smith]], another local cricketer. The ground was used by Kent for county matches from 1849 to 1971.{{sfn|Carlaw|Winnifrith|2020|pp=24–25}}<ref name=graves38>[http://www.discovergravesham.co.uk/gravesend-chronology/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106:1838-1852&catid=44&Itemid=225 1838–1852], Discover Gravesham, Gravesham Borough Council. Retrieved 25 November 2017.</ref><ref name=gbc>[https://democracy.gravesham.gov.uk/Published/C00000106/M00000728/AI00002085/$BatandBall2.docA.ps.pdf Planning application], [[Gravesham Borough Council]], July 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2017.</ref>


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==References==
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==Sources==
* {{cite book |last=ACS |author-link=Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians |title=A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709–1863 |year=1981 |publisher=ACS |location=Nottingham |url=https://archive.acscricket.com/match_guides/bi_imp_match_guide_2nd_ed/1/index.html}}
* {{cite book |last=ACS |author-link=Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians |title=A Guide to First-class Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles |year=1982 |publisher=ACS |location=Nottingham}}
* {{cite book |last1=Carlaw |first1=Derek |last2=Winnifrith |first2=John |title=Kent County Cricketers, A to Z: Part One (1806-1914) |publisher=ACS |location=Cardiff |year=2020 |url=https://archive.acscricket.com/books/Kent_Cricketers_A_to_Z_Part_One_Revised_Expanded.pdf}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=8673}}
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Latest revision as of 03:31, 8 November 2024

Tom Adams
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Miles Adams
Born(1810-05-02)2 May 1810
Gravesend, Kent
Died20 January 1894(1894-01-20) (aged 83)
Gravesend, Kent
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1836–1858Kent
1838–1856MCC
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 157
Runs scored 3,435
Batting average 12.31
100s/50s 0/9
Top score 78
Balls bowled 1,862*[A]
Wickets 152
Bowling average 12.90*
5 wickets in innings 5
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 7/?[B]
Catches/stumpings 144/–
Source: CricInfo, 10 May 2010

Thomas Miles Adams (2 May 1808 – 20 January 1894) was an English cricketer who played in the mid-19th century. He was a member of the great Kent county cricket teams of the 1840s and played for both MCC and various All-England Elevens. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled roundarm style.[1]

Adams was born in Gravesend in Kent. He made his debut in the 1836 season and is known to have made 157 appearances in matches which were later given first-class cricket status between 1836 and 1858. He played for Kent both before the first county club was formed in 1842 and afterwards for Kent County Cricket Club. He stood as umpire in 20 top-class matches from 1852 to 1865.[2]

Adams is believed to have laid down the wicket at the Bat and Ball Ground in Gravesend in 1845 and operated the ground, possibly along with another a local cricketer William Smith. This formed the basis of the ground which was used by Kent for county matches between 1849 and 1971.[3][4] He died at Gravesend in 1894 aged 83.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Due to incomplete scorecards from the mid-19th century, the number of balls bowled and bowling average are approximate
  2. ^ Due to incomplete scorecards the number of runs conceded is unknown

References

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  1. ^ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 23–25. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
  2. ^ Tom Adams, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. ^ 1838–1852, Discover Gravesham, Gravesham Borough Council. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  4. ^ Planning application, Gravesham Borough Council, July 2007. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  5. ^ Tom Adams, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
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