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| Full name | Kristian Adams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 November 1976 Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2004 | Lincolnshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 23 May 2000 Kent v Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 21 May 2000 Kent v Leicestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 7 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kristian Adams (born 26 November 1976) is a former English professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club and Lincolnshire County Cricket Club as a bowler between 1997 and 2004. He was born at Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire in 1976.[1][2]
Adams first played for Lincolnshire County Cricket Club age-group sides during the 1994 season and made his Minor Counties Championship debut for the side in 1997. He appeared for Leicestershire's Second XI once during the 1996 season and between 1997 and 1999 was a member of the MCC Young Cricketers side.[1][3] He played for the Second XI's of Sussex and Hampshire during 1998 and for Kent's Second XI during the 1999 season.[1]
A left-arm swing bowler who moves the ball in towards the batsman,[4] Adams signed a contract to play for Kent in October 1999[3][5] and made his debut for the Kent First XI in May 2000, playing in eight List A matches and in a single first-class match during the season.[1] He took two first-class wickets in his only County Championship match, including that of England Test batsman Graham Thorpe,[4][6] and 14 in List A matches,[1] including best figures of six wickets for 24 runs against Cumberland in the 2000 NatWest Trophy.[7] Despite his one-day bowling, which was described as "thrilling" at times,[8] he did not play for the First XI during the 2001 season and was released by Kent at the end of the season.[8][9]
After leaving Kent Adams played once for Leicestershire's Second XI during the 2002 season whilst playing club cricket for Bracebridge Heath Cricket Club in the Nottinghamshire Premier League. He played Minor Counties cricket for Lincolnshire in both 2003 and 2004 after having moved to play club cricket for Grimsby Town CC in the Lincolnshire Premier League, taking a new league record 67 wickets during his first season with the club.[1][10][11] Described as a "prolific wicket taker" in club cricket,[12] he later moved to play for Cleethorpes Cricket Club in the Yorkshire Premier League and Yorkshire Southern Premier League until 2016.[1]