James Adams
Personal information
Full name
James Adams
Born(1904-02-22)22 February 1904
Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland
Died8 January 1988(1988-01-08) (aged 83)
Willoughby, New South Wales
BattingLeft-handed
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 25
Batting average 12.5
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 16
Catches/stumpings 1/0
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

  1. ↑ "Will Tourists Stand by Rejected Player?". Daily Standard. Brisbane, Queensland. 28 January 1931. p. 12. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Young Players Get a Chance". The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane, Queensland. 28 January 1931. p. 7. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Cricket Thrills". The Teleraph. Brisbane, Queensland. 13 February 1934. p. 8. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Grade Cricket Prospects". The Teleraph. Brisbane, Queensland. 7 February 1936. p. 34. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Why Should We Waste Time "Mollycoddling" Cricketers?". The Teleraph. Brisbane, Queensland. 8 October 1938. p. 14. Retrieved 13 September 2022.


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