Paul Adams (cricketer)

Paul Regan Adams (born 20 January 1977 in Cape Town) is a former South African cricketer. A chinaman bowler with a unique bowing action, Adams played for the Test and ODI teams for national team sporadically since the 1990s. Meanwhile, his first class cricket career registered 412 wickets.^[1]

He is currently (2015–16) the coach of the Cape Cobras cricket team.

Bowling action

Adams's bowling action was highly unorthodox and Mike Gatting likened it to a "frog in a blender".^[1] Though his action initially caught world batsmen by surprise, he was soon exposed for lack of variety by the Australians. As such, he became less effective.

International career

In December 2006 he was recalled to the Test side for the series against India, only to be dropped from the squad before the first Test. He held the ball with two fingers of his left hand (thumb, and the index finger). He announced his retirement from professional cricket on 2 October 2008, more than four years after his last Test match and five years after his last ODI.^[1]

A graph showing Adams' test career bowling statistics and how they have varied over time.

International record

Test 5 Wicket hauls

#	Figures	Match	Opponent	Venue	City	Country	Year
1	6/55	5	India	Green Park Stadium	Kanpur	India	1996
2	5/37	37	Bangladesh	MA Aziz Stadium	Chittagong	Bangladesh	2003
3	5/69
4	7/128	42	Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium	Lahore	Pakistan	2003

Test 10 Wicket hauls

#	Figures	Match	Opponent	Venue	City	Country	Year
1	10/106	37	Bangladesh	MA Aziz Stadium	Chittagong	Bangladesh	2003

International awards

One Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	England	Buffalo Park, East London	19 January 1996	0 (3 balls) ; 9-1-26-3	South Africa won by 14 runs.[2]
2	India	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	19 April 1996	10-0-30-3 ; DNB	South Africa won by 5 wickets.[3]

Notes

External links

• Paul Adams at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• Paul Adams at ESPNcricinfo