Geoffrey Adams (cricketer)

Geoffrey Coker Arding Adams (24 May 1909 – 10 February 1998) was an English first-class cricketer and newspaper director.

Geoffrey Adams
Personal information
Full nameGeoffrey Coker Arding Adams
Born(1909-05-24)24 May 1909
Hampstead, London, England
Died10 February 1998(1998-02-10) (aged 88)
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-pace
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1928–1930Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 18
Runs scored 421
Batting average 13.58
100s/50s –/–
Top score 42
Balls bowled 283
Wickets 4
Bowling average 40.50
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/0
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 September 2009

Adams was born in Hampstead, London, and educated at Radley College and Pembroke College, Cambridge.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler, he played for Hampshire between 1928 and 1930. In 33 first-class innings, Adams' highest score was 42 against Glamorgan in 1929.[2]

He moved to Australia, where he built a newspaper group in regional Victoria.[3][4]

References
  1. "Geoffrey Adams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. "Hampshire v Glamorgan 1929". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. David Frith, Bodyline Autopsy, ABC Books, Sydney, 2002, p. 244.
  4. "Geoffrey Adams". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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