Tom Adams (cricketer)

Tom Robert Adams

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Robert Adams
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Roundarm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1851	Lancashire (pre-county club)
1848	Hampshire (pre-county club)
1838–1856	Marylebone Cricket Club
1836–1858	Kent
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 at Gravesend, Kent – 20 January 1894 at Gravesend) was an English cricketer in the mid-19th century. He was a member of the great Kent team 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.

He made his known debut in the 1836 season and had 157 known appearances in major matches from 1836 to 1858.

Tom Adams stood as umpire in 20 major matches from 1852 to 1865.

External links

• Tom Adams at Cricket Archive

Further reading

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