Richard Adams (cricketer)

Richard Adams
Personal information
Full name	Richard Leonard Adams
Born	29 March 1838; Bath, Somerset, England
Died	11 April 1897 (aged 59); Cockington, Devon, England
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown
Domestic team information
1859	Cambridge University
Career statistics
Matches	1
Runs scored	1
Batting average	1.00
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	1
Balls bowled	?
Wickets	2
Bowling average	?
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	2/?
Catches/stumpings	1/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 20 October 2013

Richard Leonard Adams (29 March 1838 – 11 April 1897) was an English first-class cricketer. Adams's batting and bowling styles are unknown.

Adams was born at Bath, Somerset, and educated at Westminster School. He later studied at Christ's College, Cambridge,^[1] where he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the university cricket club against Cambridge Town Club at Parker's Piece in 1859.^[2] He batted once during Cambridge University's first-innings, scoring a single run before he was dismissed by Frederick Reynolds. He took the wickets of Charles Pryor and Joseph Masterson in the Cambridge Town Club first-innings, however due to an incomplete match scorecard his exact bowling figures are unknown. ^[3]

Adams became an Anglican priest and was vicar of Framfield 1866–76, then rector of Shere 1876–93.^[1] He died at Cockington, Devon on 11 April 1897.

References

^ ^a ^b "Adams, Richard Leonard (ADMS858RL)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ "First-Class Matches played by Richard Adams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
^ "Cambridge Town Club v Cambridge University, 1859". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2013.