Paul Adams (cricketer)

Paul Adams
Personal information
Full name	Paul Regan Adams
Born	20 January 1977; Cape Town, South Africa
Nickname	Gogga
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm wrist spin
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	South Africa (1995–2004);
Test debut (cap 263)	26 December 1995 v England
Last Test	10 March 2004 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 37)	9 January 1996 v England
Last ODI	10 July 2003 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
1995/96–2007/08	Western Province
2004/05	Western Province Boland
2005/06–2007/08	Cape Cobras
Career statistics
	Source: Cricinfo, 30 August 2009

Paul Regan Adams (born 20 January 1977) is a former South African cricketer. A left-arm unorthodox spin bowler with a unique bowling action, Adams played for the Test and ODI teams for national team sporadically since the 1990s. Meanwhile, his first class cricket career registered 412 wickets.[1] He was also the coach of the Cape Cobras cricket team.

Bowling action

Adams's bowling action was highly unorthodox and Mike Gatting likened it to a "frog in a blender".[1] Though his action initially caught world batsmen by surprise, he was soon exposed for lack of variety by the Australians. As such, he became less effective.

International career

In December 2006 he was recalled to the Test side for the series against India, only to be dropped from the squad before the first Test. He held the ball with two fingers of his left hand (thumb, and the index finger). He announced his retirement from professional cricket on 2 October 2008, more than four years after his last Test match and five years after his last ODI.[1]

A graph showing Adams' test career bowling statistics and how they have varied over time.

Notes

Manthorp, Neil. "Player Profile: Paul Adams". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2009.

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External links

Paul Adams at ESPNcricinfo

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[cricpro-1] Manthorp, Neil. "Player Profile: Paul Adams". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2009.