Paul Adams (cricketer)

Paul Regan Adams (born 20 January 1977) is a former South African cricketer. A left-arm unorthodox spin bowler with a unique bowling 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. He was the first ethnically black cricketer to play international cricket for South Africa.^[1] He was also 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.

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External links[]

• Paul Adams at ESPNcricinfo