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 name	Geoffrey Coker Arding Adams
Born	(1909-05-24)24 May 1909 Hampstead, London, England
Died	10 February 1998(1998-02-10) (aged 88) Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-pace
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1928–1930	Hampshire
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.

External links

• Geoffrey Adams at ESPNcricinfo
• Geoffrey Adams at Cricket Archive