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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 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 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>
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 (cricketer, born 1820)|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>


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}}
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}}

Revision as of 14:08, 31 December 2022

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Tom Adams
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Miles Adams
Born(1808-05-02)2 May 1808
Gravesend, Kent
Died20 January 1894(1894-01-20) (aged 83)
Gravesend, Kent
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium (roundarm)
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1836–1858Kent
1837-1855South
1837-1855England
1838-1854Players
1838–1856MCC
1848Hampshire
1849-1857AEE
1851Lancashire
1853-1854UEE
Source: CricketArchive, 30 December 2022

Thomas Miles Adams (2 May 1808 – 20 January 1894)[1] was an English professional cricketer who played for numerous teams between 1836 and 1858. He was born and died at Gravesend. He was a right-handed batter and, using a roundarm action, he was a 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 in 20 top-class matches from 1852 to 1865.[1]

Cricket career

Adams was a Kent player before the original 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 dismissals credited to him were bowled only as catches were often recorded with the fielder's name only.[note 1] 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 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.[5]

Adams played a number of useful innings and is known to have made nine half-centuries in senior matches. He also held more than 140 catches.[1] His highest known score was 78 for the original Kent club against Sussex on 12 July 1849. He opened the Kent innings with William Pilch who was out before any 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 for 222. Thanks to William Hillyer, who took thirteen wickets in the match, Kent won by 116 runs.[6]

In the later years of his career, Adams was an occasional 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.[7]

Groundkeeping

Adams was involved in groundkeeping and is thought to have laid the 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, another local cricketer. The ground was used by Kent for county matches from 1849 to 1971.[8][9][10]

Notes

  1. ^ Some eleven-a-side matches played 1772–1863 have been rated "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 clubs which were then competing in the County Championship. The ruling was effective from the beginning of the 1895 season.[2] Pre-1864 matches which are included in the ACS' "Important Match Guide" may generally be regarded as top-class or, at least, historically significant.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tom Adams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ ACS 1982, pp. 4–5.
  3. ^ ACS 1981, pp. 1–40.
  4. ^ Carlaw & Winnifrith 2020, p. 2.
  5. ^ "Gentlemen of Kent v Marylebone Cricket Club, 20–21 August 1838". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Sussex v Kent, 12–14 July 1849". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  7. ^ Carlaw & Winnifrith 2020, p. 25.
  8. ^ Carlaw & Winnifrith 2020, pp. 24–25.
  9. ^ 1838–1852, Discover Gravesham, Gravesham Borough Council. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  10. ^ Planning application, Gravesham Borough Council, July 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2017.

Sources

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