| Henry Adams | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Henry James Adams |
| Birth Date: | 25 April 1852 |
| Birth Place: | Croydon, Surrey, England |
| Death Place: | Edmonton, Middlesex, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Surrey |
| Year1: | 1887–1889 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 5 |
| Runs1: | 25 |
| Bat Avg1: | 5.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 9 |
| Deliveries1: | – |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/2 |
| Date: | 11 June |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27410/27410.html |
Henry James Adams (25 April 1852 – 21 February 1922) was an English first-class cricketer. Adams' was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper and who could also bowl right-arm medium pace. He was born at Croydon, Surrey.
Adams made his first-class debut for Surrey against Sussex in 1887. He made three further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Cambridge University in 1889.[1] In his five first-class matches for Surrey, he scored 25 runs at an average of 8.33, with a high score of 9. Behind the stumps he took 4 catches and made 2 stumpings.[2] He also made a single first-class appearance for CI Thornton's XI against the touring Australians in 1888. He was dismissed for a duck twice in the match, both times by J. J. Ferris.[3]
He died at Edmonton, Middlesex on 21 February 1922.