An A to Z of Northamptonshire Cricketers

by Andrew Radd

Player number 91 (f-c debut for Northamptonshire – 26 June 1920) Birthplace Steeple Claydon, Buckinghamshire First-Class 38 matches, 1,125 runs @ 18.14; 0-67; 5 catches Northamptonshire would have been happy to see more of farmer Bill Adams and his adhesive qualities at the top of the batting order. A genuine ‘sticker’ with outstanding powers of concentration, if not a plethora of attractive strokes, left-hander Adams learned his cricket at Magdalen College School in Brackl