James Henry Kenneth (Jimmy) ADAMS
Jimmy is a left-hand opening batsman, excellent fielder and occasional left-arm medium-pace bowler.
He was born in Winchester and played for Hampshire’s junior sides and England Under 19s before signing for the county, playing his first match for Hampshire v Sussex at Hove in 2002.
Jimmy was awarded his Hampshire cap in 2006 when he recorded his highest first-class score, 262* at Trent Bridge.
He played in Hampshire’s trophy winning sides in 2009 and 2010; his teammates voting him their Players' Player of the Year both seasons. In 2010, particularly, Jimmy had a phenomenal season scoring 1,351 first class runs to which he added a record 668 in the Twenty20 and 496 in the 40 over game.
He was rewarded with selection for the England Performance Squad to Australia in late 2010 and the England Lions to the Caribbean in early 2011.
At the end of the 2011 season it was announced that Adams would be Hampshire's new captain, taking over from Dominic Cork.
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