Jimmy Adams

Making mark

Although it wasn't until the 1991/92 season that he was called into the West Indies Test squad for the first time, making his debut against South Africa at Bridgetown, Barbados. In his opening twelve matches Adams scored 1,132 runs at a batting average of near 87, a record bettered only in the history of Test cricket by Australian Sir Donald Bradman. In the first half of his Test career, Adams averaged 61.34 compared to 25.58 in the second half, this differential is the largest in Test history. In the mid-1990s he began to struggle at international level. In a tour match against Somerset, he was hit by a bouncer by bowler Andre van Troost, shattering his cheekbone. In 2005 and 2006 he played for Dunstall CC in the Derbyshire League.

Captaincy

Adams was appointed as West Indies captain in 2000, replacing Brian Lara. He would not last long, leading the team to a 5–0 series loss on the 2000/01 tour of Australia; after the tour he lost both the captaincy (to Carl Hooper) and his place in the national team. News of his impending termination was broken to Adams by friend and national TV reporter, Peter Furst. The ever-cool Jamaican simply responded, ¨Have you heard something I haven't?¨ He then reflected on his career, saying that whatever happened it had all been a blessing – both the good and bad. Adams´ grace in the face of what would crush many a lesser person reflects the nature of the man; a cricketer whose best attributes can never be recorded on the score sheets.^[2]

• His Test captaincy record was: 15 matches, 4 wins, 8 losses, 3 draws
• His ODI captaincy record was: 26 matches, 10 wins, 14 losses, 2 no result

Test 5 Wicket hauls

#	Figures	Match	Opponent	Venue	City	Country	Year
1	5/17	23	New Zealand	Kensington Oval	Bridgetown	Barbados	1996

ODI 5 Wicket hauls

#	Figures	Match	Opponent	Venue	City	Country	Year
1	5/37	63	Pakistan	Adelaide Oval	Adelaide	Australia	1996

Test centuries

Test centuries of Jimmy Adams
No	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Start date	Result
[1]	137	6	England	Georgetown, Guyana	Bourda	17 March 1994	Won
[2]	125*	11	India	Nagpur, India	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground	1 December 1994	Drawn
[3]	174*	12	India	Mohali, India	PCA IS Bindra Stadium	10 December 1994	Won
[4]	151	14	New Zealand	Wellington, New Zealand	Basin Reserve	10 February 1995	Won
[5]	208*	24	New Zealand	St. John's, Antigua	Antigua Recreation Ground	27 April 1996	Drawn
[6]	101*	41	Zimbabwe	Kingston, Jamaica	Sabina Park	24 March 2000	Won

One Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	Pakistan	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	29 October 1993	81* (94 balls, 6x4, 1x6) ; 1 Ct.	West Indies won by 39 runs.[3]
2	England	Sabina Park, Kingston	26 February 1994	52* (46 balls, 5x4)	West Indies won by 3 wickets.[4]
3	Australia	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain	17 April 1999	82 (102 balls, 8x4)	West Indies won by 5 wickets.[5]
4	Bangladesh	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	8 October 1999	56 (87 balls, 3x4) ; 7-1-24-3	West Indies won by 73 runs.[6]
5	Sri Lanka	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	13 October 1999	10-1-23-1 ; 74* (124 balls, 4x4)	West Indies won by 73 runs.[7]