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'''Thomas Miles Adams''' (2 May 1808 – 20 January 1894) was an English [[cricket]]er 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 the [[All-England Eleven]]. He was a right-handed [[batsman (cricket)|batsman]] who bowled [[Seam bowling|medium pace]] [[Roundarm bowling|roundarm style]].
'''Thomas Miles Adams''' (2 May 1808 – 20 January 1894) was an English [[cricket]]er 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 the [[All-England Eleven]]. He was a right-handed [[batsman (cricket)|batsman]] who bowled [[Seam bowling|medium pace]] [[Roundarm bowling|roundarm style]].


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 criket]] status from 1836 to 1858. He stood as [[umpire (cricket)|umpire]] in 20 top-class matches from 1852 to 1865.
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 from 1836 to 1858. He stood as [[umpire (cricket)|umpire]] in 20 top-class matches from 1852 to 1865.


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Tom Robert Adams
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Robert Adams
Born(1810-05-02)2 May 1810
Gravesend, Kent, England
Died20 January 1894(1894-01-20) (aged 83)
Gravesend, Kent, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRoundarm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1851Lancashire (pre-county club)
1848Hampshire (pre-county club)
1838–1856Marylebone Cricket Club
1836–1858Kent
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 157
Runs scored 3,435
Batting average 12.31
100s/50s –/9
Top score 78
Balls bowled 1,862
Wickets 152
Bowling average 12.90
5 wickets in innings 5
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 7/?
Catches/stumpings 144/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 May 2010

Thomas Miles Adams (2 May 1808 – 20 January 1894) was an English cricketer 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 the All-England Eleven. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled medium pace roundarm style.

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 from 1836 to 1858. He stood as umpire in 20 top-class matches from 1852 to 1865.

Further reading

  • Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 2 (1827-1840), Lillywhite, 1862
  • Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volumes 3-9 (1841-1866), Lillywhite, 1862–1867