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Tom Adams
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Miles Adams
Born	2 May 1810; Gravesend, Kent
Died	20 January 1894 (aged 83); Gravesend, Kent
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
1836–1858	Kent
1838–1856	MCC
Career statistics
Matches	157
Runs scored	3,435
Batting average	12.31
100s/50s	0/9
Top score	78
Balls bowled	1,862*
Wickets	152
Bowling average	12.90*
5 wickets in innings	5
10 wickets in match	1
Best bowling	7/?
Catches/stumpings	144/–
	Source: CricInfo, 10 May 2010

Thomas Miles Adams (2 May 1808 – 20 January 1894) was an English cricketer who played in the mid-19th century. He was a member of the great Kent county cricket teams of the 1840s and played for both MCC and various All-England Elevens. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled roundarm style.^[1]

Adams was born in Gravesend in Kent. He made his debut in the 1836 season and is known to have made 157 appearances in matches which were later given first-class cricket status between 1836 and 1858. He played for Kent both before the first county club was formed in 1842 and afterwards for Kent County Cricket Club. He stood as umpire in 20 top-class matches from 1852 to 1865.^[2]

Adams is believed to have laid down the wicket at the Bat and Ball Ground in Gravesend in 1845 and operated the ground, possibly along with another a local cricketer William Smith. This formed the basis of the ground which was used by Kent for county matches between 1849 and 1971.^[3]^[4] He died at Gravesend in 1894 aged 83.^[5]

Notes

^ Due to incomplete scorecards from the mid-19th century, the number of balls bowled and bowling average are approximate
^ Due to incomplete scorecards the number of runs conceded is unknown

References

^ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 23–25. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
^ Tom Adams, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
^ 1838–1852, Discover Gravesham, Gravesham Borough Council. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
^ Planning application, Gravesham Borough Council, July 2007. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
^ Tom Adams, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-11-25.