James Adams (cricketer, born 1904)
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| Full name | James Adams | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 February 1904 Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 January 1988 (aged 83) Willoughby, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNCricinfo, 2 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||
James Adams (22 February 1904 – 8 January 1988) was an Australian cricketer, who played once for Queensland in first-class cricket.
As of the early 1930s Adams was playing for Western Suburbs in the Brisbane Grade Cricket competition as an opening batsman. He performed well in the 1930-31 grade cricket season scoring two centuries.[1] He was selected in the Queensland state side in January 1931 due to a dispute between the State selectors and some Queensland players leaving a vacancy in the side.[2]
In January 1931 he made his First-class debut for Queensland playing in a tour game against the West Indies Test side. He batted at third in Queensland's first innings scoring 16 and opened in the second innings scoring 9.[3] He was selected to represent Queensland again in February for a Sheffield Shield game against Victoria in Brisbane but the match was abandoned without a ball bowled.[4]
A 1934 report noted that after several successful seasons Adams was performing poorly with the bat.[5] He had been dropped from the Western Suburbs A grade team by 1936 but was recalled in February that year,[6] and continued playing up until at least 1938.[7]
References
- ^ "Will Tourists Stand by Rejected Player?". Daily Standard. Brisbane, Queensland. 28 January 1931. p. 12. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Young Players Get a Chance". The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane, Queensland. 28 January 1931. p. 7. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "West Indies in Australia, 1930/31 - Queensland v West Indians - Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane - 10,12,13,14 January 1931 (4-day match)". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Sheffield Shield, 1930/31 - Queensland v Victoria - Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane - 31 January, 2,3,4 February 1931 (4-day match)". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Cricket Thrills". The Teleraph. Brisbane, Queensland. 13 February 1934. p. 8. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Grade Cricket Prospects". The Teleraph. Brisbane, Queensland. 7 February 1936. p. 34. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Why Should We Waste Time "Mollycoddling" Cricketers?". The Teleraph. Brisbane, Queensland. 8 October 1938. p. 14. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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