Ross Adair Explained
| Ross Adair |
| Birth Name: | George Ross Adair |
| Birth Date: | 21 April 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Occupation: | Cricketer, rugby union player |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in |
| Relatives: | Mark Adair (brother) |
| Education: | Sullivan Upper School |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Batting: | Right-handed | | Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox | | Role: | Top order batter | | International: | true | | Internationalspan: | 2023 | | Country: | Ireland | | T20idebutdate: | 12 January | | T20idebutyear: | 2023 | | T20idebutagainst: | Zimbabwe | | T20icap: | 56 | | Lastt20idate: | 14 May | | Lastt20iyear: | 2024 | | Lastt20iagainst: | Pakistan | | Club1: | Northern Knights | | Columns: | 3 | | Column1: | T20I | | Matches1: | 8 | | Runs1: | 150 | | Bat Avg1: | 18.75 | | 100S/50S1: | 0/1 | | Top Score1: | 65 | | Deliveries1: | – | | Wickets1: | – | | Bowl Avg1: | – | | Fivefor1: | – | | Tenfor1: | – | | Best Bowling1: | – | | Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– | | Column2: | LA | | Matches2: | 13 | | Runs2: | 246 | | Bat Avg2: | 27.33 | | 100S/50S2: | 0/1 | | Top Score2: | 76 | | Deliveries2: | 54 | | Wickets2: | 2 | | Bowl Avg2: | 32.00 | | Fivefor2: | 0 | | Tenfor2: | 0 | | Best Bowling2: | 2/32 | | Catches/Stumpings2: | 4/– | | Column3: | T20 | | Matches3: | 37 | | Runs3: | 637 | | Bat Avg3: | 19.90 | | 100S/50S3: | 1/2 | | Top Score3: | 111 | | Deliveries3: | 123 | | Wickets3: | 6 | | Bowl Avg3: | 30.00 | | Fivefor3: | 0 | | Tenfor3: | 0 | | Best Bowling3: | 2/24 | | Catches/Stumpings3: | 15/– | | Date: | 26 May | | Year: | 2024 | | Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/ross-adair-468573 ESPNcricinfo |
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| Module2: | | Embed: | yes | | Ru Position: | Centre, Winger | | Ru Clubyears: | 2014–2015
2015–2017 | | Ru Proclubs: | Ulster
Jersey Reds | | Ru Clubcaps: | 1
| | Ru Clubpoints: | (5)
| | Ru Clubupdate: | 20 December 2022 |
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George Ross Adair (born Holywood, County Down,[1] [2] 21 April 1994) is an Irish cricketer and former rugby union player. He plays for the Northern Knights in domestic cricket.[3] His younger brother, Mark Adair, is also a cricketer, who has played for Ireland in all formats.[4] [5]
Cricket career
He made his Twenty20 debut for the Northern Knights in the 2020 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 20 August 2020.[6] He made his List A debut on 30 June 2021, for Northern Knights in the 2021 Inter-Provincial Cup.[7]
In December 2022, he earned his maiden call-up to the Ireland cricket team for their T20I series against Zimbabwe.[8] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Ireland, on 12 January 2023 in the first T20I match.[9]
In May 2024, he was named in Ireland’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[10]
Rugby career
Adair played schools rugby for Sullivan Upper School, impressing in the Ulster Schools' Cup in 2011.[11] He played for the Ulster Ravens in the British and Irish Cup,[12] and made one senior appearance for Ulster in the Pro12, scoring a try against Dragons in 2015.[13]
He played for Jersey Reds in the RFU Championship for two and a half years, making more than 40 appearances before a degenerative hip condition ended his professional career. Following two operations, he returned to rugby at an amateur level with Ballynahinch RFC,[14] with whom he won the Ulster Senior League in 2019,[15] and was named Club Player of the Year in the Ulster Rugby awards.[16]
Notes and References
- https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2015/04/14/rugby-meet-jerseys-four-new-players/ "Rugby: Meet Jersey’s four new players"
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/20762701 Cricket: Ireland squad
- News: Explosive Ross Adair hoping for Knights start . 30 June 2021 . Belfast Telegraph. 30 June 2021 .
- Web site: Ross Adair . 20 August 2020 . ESPN Cricinfo.
- Web site: Ross Adair delighted at Knights call-up . Cricket Europe . 20 August 2020.
- Web site: 1st Match, Bready, Aug 20 2020, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy . 20 August 2020 . ESPN Cricinfo.
- Web site: 12th Match, Belfast, Jun 30 2021, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup . ESPN Cricinfo . 30 June 2021.
- Web site: Ross Adair: Ex-Ulster rugby player brought into Ireland squad . BBC . 20 December 2022 . 20 December 2022.
- Web site: 1st T20I, Harare, January 12, 2023, Ireland tour of Zimbabwe . 2023-01-12 . ESPNcricinfo. 12 January 2023 .
- Web site: Ireland's 15-Player Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup . 2024-06-11 . ScoreWaves . en.
- https://www.thefrontrowunion.com/2011/09/the-front-row-union-awards-2011/ "The Front Row Union Awards 2011"
- https://www.thefrontrowunion.com/2013/12/ravens-wallace-returns-for-ayr-battle/ "Ravens: Wallace Returns for Ayr Battle!"
- https://ulster.rugby/content/dragons-26-ulster-22 "Dragons 26 Ulster 22"
- Liam Heagney, "'The pain was almost like a ripping across my abdomen. I'd no idea what was going on'", Rugby Pass, 28 January 2019
- Ian Callender, "So near yet so far for Ross Adair", Sunday Life, 10 June 2019
- Darren Fullerton, "2019 Ulster Rugby Awards: Retiring captain Rory Best is named Heineken Personality of the Year", Belfast Live, 9 May 2019
