![]() Rossington in 2022, playing on loan for Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Adam Matthew Rossington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Edgware, Middlesex, England | 5 May 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Rossberg, Tank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2014 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2022 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | →Essex (on loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–present | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–present | London Spirit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Karachi Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Lahore Qalandars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2025 | Dubai Capitals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 25 May 2010 Middlesex v Oxford MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
List A debut | 13 June 2012 Middlesex v West Indians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricInfo,8 February 2025 |
Adam Matthew Rossington (born 5 May 1993) is an English professional cricketer who plays for Essex County Cricket Club. Rossington is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Edgware, [1] Middlesex,and was educated at Mill Hill School.
Rossington made his first-class cricket debut for Middlesex against Oxford MCCU at the University Parks in 2010. The following season he made his second first-class appearance against the touring Sri Lankans at Uxbridge. [2] He also made his Twenty20 debut during the 2011 season against Kent in the Friends Provident t20. He made three further appearances in that season's competition, [3] scoring a total of 27 runs at an average of 6.75,with a high score of 25. [4] Rossington made his List A debut against the West Indian tourists in June 2012. [5]
Rossington scored his maiden first-class century when he made 103 not out off 57 balls against Cambridge University on 24 April 2013. This innings included 7 sixes and one passage of 10 balls yielded 48 runs.
In 2014 Rossington played for Northamptonshire while on loan from Middlesex. At the end of that season he signed a contract with Northamptonshire. [6] In August 2016 he was part of the Northants team that beat Durham to win the Twenty20 title. [7]
In 2022 Rossington joined Essex on a season long loan. [8] In April 2022,he was bought by the London Spirit for the 2022 season of The Hundred. [9] In June 2022,Rossington signed a three-year contract with Essex. [10]
In January 2023,Rossington was bought by Sunrisers Eastern Cape for the inaugural SA20 tournament.
Rossington made his debut for England Under-19s against Sri Lanka Under-19s during their tour to England in 2010,playing in two Youth Twenty20 Internationals. [11] England Under-19s toured Sri Lanka in the early part of 2011,with Rossington playing a single Youth Test match on the tour, [12] He scored 113,his hundred coming off 165 balls,with 12 fours and 2 sixes;he also made a stumping in the match. [13]
Rossington has also made nine Youth One Day International appearances,including four against the touring South Africa Under-19s. [14]