paul adams Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
paul adams is a cricketer(sportsman) from South Africa. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Paul Regan Adams
Born
January 20, 1977, Cape Town, Cape Province
Age
46 years old
Nicknames
Gogga
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Left arm Wrist spin
Playing Role
Bowler
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 45 | 24 | - | - |
Inn | 55 | 9 | - | - |
Runs | 360 | 66 | - | - |
Avg | 9.0 | 16.5 | - | - |
SR | 35.57 | 53.23 | - | - |
HS | 35 | 33 | - | - |
NO | 15 | 5 | - | - |
100s | 0 | 0 | - | - |
50s | 0 | 0 | - | - |
4s | 32 | 5 | - | - |
6s | 4 | 0 | - | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 45 | 24 | - | - |
Inn | 76 | 23 | - | - |
Balls | 8850 | 1109 | - | - |
Runs | 4405 | 815 | - | - |
Wkt | 134 | 29 | - | - |
BBI | 128 / 7 | 26 / 3 | - | - |
BBM | 106 / 10 | 26 / 3 | - | - |
Eco | 2.99 | 4.41 | - | - |
Avg | 32.87 | 28.1 | - | - |
5W | 4 | 0 | - | - |
10W | 1 | 0 | - | - |
Teams he has played for:
- South Africa
- Cape Cobras
- Texas Chargers
- Western Province
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Born on January 20, 1977 in Cape Town, Adams did not have much knowledge about his bowling himself. It was left to his coach, the great Eddie Barlow to give his career a direction. His bowling action is a difficult puzzle to solve in itself. Adams seemed to be watching the sky while delivering the ball and still managed to beat the batsmen who were prepared to use their feet against him. He held the ball with two fingers of his left hand (thumb, and the index finger).
It was only a matter of time for his novelty to ware off and once it did, Adams struggled partly because the batsmen were used to his assortment of deliveries as well as his action but also his own lack of variety. Injuries took a toll on him and he lost the number one spinning slot to Nicky Boje. Adams played his last Test for South Africa against New Zealand in Hamilton in 2004 at the age of 26. He slowly drifted out of all forms of cricket and announced his retirement in 2008 at the age of 31.
Known to his friends as Gogga meaning insect, Adams is now an expert analyst for various television channels in South Africa.
By Pradeep Krishnamurthy
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Paul Adams broke onto the scene as an 18-year-old with his "frog in a blender" action that so tormented England when they visited South Africa in 1995-96. The action itself contributed to his burgeoning wicket-haul for at least a year as batsmen were hopelessly caught in the blurry glare of the impossible contortion. But as soon as the element of surprise wore off, Adams often suffered for a lack of variety and his appearances for South Africa grew fewer. When first discovered by former South Africa great Eddie Barlow, Adams knew nothing of googlies and chinamen, calling his deliveries simply "inspinners" and "outspinners". His head pointed skyward at the moment of delivery, yet he appeared to be able to change his trajectory if the batsman used his feet. Although photographic evidence suggested otherwise, Adams said he could see enough of the batsman to know what he was doing. His career was hampered by injury at crucial times, and he lost his No. 1 slow-bowler spot to Nicky Boje, but no left-arm spinner has taken more Test wickets for South Africa. However, his last Test appearance came in 2004 and then South Africa looked elsewhere on a permanent basis. He even drifted out of first-class cricket before announcing his retirement in October 2008. Known as Gogga, meaning insect, or simply Goges to his friends, Adams was a bundle of energy, with a taste in music some of his team-mates found hard to understand.
Neil Manthorp