Paul Adams (umpire)

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Paul Adams
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Paul Adams
Born (1949-12-22) 22 December 1949 (age 74)
East Ham, Essex, England
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WODIs  umpired1 (2001)
FC  umpired23 (1992–2002)
LA  umpired13 (1991–2002)
Source: CricketArchive, 18 March 2021

Paul Adams (born 22 December 1949) is an English former cricket umpire. [1]

A schoolmaster by profession, [2] Adams began officiating in county cricket in the Minor Counties Championship in 1987. [3] He first officiated in List A one-day matches in 1991, when he stood at Canterbury in the match between Kent and Cambridgeshire in the NatWest Trophy. Adams officiated in List A matches until 2002, standing in 12 matches in the NatWest Trophy (and from 2001, its successor the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy), in addition to standing in one match between first-class counties in the 2001 Norwich Union League. [4]

In addition to standing in List A matches, Adams also stood in 23 first-class matches from 1992 to 2002, following an invitation to join the first-class reserve umpires list for 1992. The matches he stood in typically involved touring sides playing county opponents, or Oxford and Cambridge Universities. None of the 23 first-class matches that he stood in were in the County Championship. [5] Besides umpiring in men's cricket, Adams also umpired in a Women's One Day International between England and Australia at Derby in 2001. [6] He was the headmaster of St Ignatius' College in Enfield, before retiring in 2007. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Old Ignatian Association Newsletter – Spring 2009" (PDF). www.oldignatians.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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  4. "Paul Adams as Umpire in List A Matches" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. "Paul Adams as Umpire in First-Class Matches" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. "Paul Adams as Umpire in Women's ODI Matches" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.