| James Adams | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | James Adams |
| Birth Date: | 15 January 1811 |
| Birth Place: | Saffron Walden, Essex |
| Death Place: | Saffron Walden, Essex |
| Club1: | Suffolk |
| Year1: | 1830 |
| Club2: | Cambridge Town Club |
| Year2: | 1830 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 4 |
| Runs1: | 96 |
| Bat Avg1: | 19.20 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 62 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
| Date: | 23 January |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/8865.html Cricinfo |
James Adams (15 January 1811 – 7 November 1851) was an English first-class cricketer. Adams' batting style is unknown, while it is known he occasionally played as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Saffron Walden, Essex.
Adams made his first-class cricket debut for Cambridge Town Club against Cambridge University in May 1830 at the University Ground, Barnwell, where he made 62 runs in Cambridge Town Club's first-innings.[1] He played for the Players in June of that year in the Gentlemen v Players fixture at Lord's Cricket Ground, before making two further first-class appearances for Suffolk, both against the Marylebone Cricket Club in June and August.[2] In his four first-class matches, Adams scored 96 runs at an average of 19.20.[3]
He died at the town of his birth on 7 November 1851.