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Jimmy Adams

West Indies

Player profile

Full name James Clive Adams
Born January 9, 1968, Port Maria, St Mary, Jamaica
Current age 40 years 242 days
Major teams West Indies, Berkshire, Free State, Jamaica, Nottinghamshire
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Batting and fielding averages
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	54	90	17	3012	208*	41.26	8017	37.57	6	14	313	4	48	0
ODIs	127	105	28	2204	82	28.62	3614	60.98	0	14	148	3	68	5
First-class	202	339	56	11234	208*	39.69			25	54			177	0
List A	228	200	46	5319	112	34.53			1	34			117	7

Bowling averages
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Tests	54	60	2853	1336	27	5/17	5/49	49.48	2.80	105.6	1	1
ODIs	127	56	1856	1499	43	5/37	5/37	34.86	4.84	43.1	0	1
First-class	202		9789	4161	103	5/17		40.39	2.55	95.0		1
List A	228		3532	2730	83	5/37	5/37	32.89	4.63	42.5	0	1

Career statistics
Test debut	West Indies v South Africa at Bridgetown, Apr 18-23, 1992 scorecard
Last Test	Australia v West Indies at Sydney, Jan 2-6, 2001 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	Pakistan v West Indies at Sydney, Dec 17, 1992 scorecard
Last ODI	Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, Feb 9, 2001 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span	1984/85 - 2002/03
List A span	1984/85 - 2004

Profile

In the first half of his career, Jimmy Adams generated phenomenal statistics. After 12 Tests, only Bradman had a better record than his 1132 runs at 87, yet Adams never developed an aura to match his average. Born in Jamaica to a pair of doctors, he grew up as a clinical left-hander, willowy and strong off his legs, whose unblinking concentration shone out through a string of big hundreds and not-outs. In the mid-'90s, however, he suffered a crisis of confidence, a problem that may have stemmed from an unfortunate incident on the 1995 tour of England. Batting in fading light, Adams ducked into a bouncer from Somerset's Andre van Troost, shattering his cheekbone. An increasingly defensive player, especially when facing spin, he proved just as negative in his tactics when appointed captain in 2000. His tenure started well with four wins and two draws in his first six games, but thereafter a weak side lost their way and he lost seven of his next eight matches, culminating in a 5-0 whitewash in Australia. That tour marked the end of his Test career. A sharp catcher in the gully, his left-arm tweakers remain a handy sideline. At the start of 2006 he was back involved with West Indies cricket as the manager of the Under-19 side.
Simon Briggs

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