Paul Adams
80South Africa · SPIN · 1996 to 2003 · on scorecards: PR Adams
BATTING
- Matches
- 24
- Innings
- 9
- Runs
- 66
- Average
- 16.5
- Strike rate
- 53.22
- High score
- 33*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 29
- Average
- 28.1
- Economy
- 4.4
- Strike rate
- 38.2
- Best figures
- 3/26
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 7 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 2
CAREER IN BRIEF
Paul Adams played 24 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1996 to 2003. The first came against England at Newlands, and the last against Zimbabwe at The Rose Bowl in 2003.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 19 wickets at 25.1 in 13 ODIs. The best bowling is 3 for 26 against England at Buffalo Park in 1996. With the ball: 5 wickets at 25.8 at home and 11 wickets at 34.0 away.
The most wickets came against India: 7 wickets at 26.6 in 6 ODIs. Bangabandhu National Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 4 ODIs and 3 wickets at 41.7. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 17 of the ODIs Paul Adams played and lost 6.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 24 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33* | 71 | England | Edgbaston | 2003 | Lost |
| 15* | 12 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1998 | Lost |
| 10 | 14 | West Indies | National Stadium | 1996 | Lost |
| 6 | 8 | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | 2001 | Won |
| 2* | 2 | Sri Lanka | R Premadasa Stadium | 2000 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/26 | 9 | England | Buffalo Park | 1996 | Won |
| 3/30 | 10 | India | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1996 | Won |
| 3/43 | 8.4 | Zimbabwe | Gymkhana Club Ground | 1999 | Won |
| 2/24 | 7.1 | Pakistan | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2000 | Won |
| 2/45 | 8 | West Indies | National Stadium | 1996 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 26.57 |
| England | 4 | 33 | 33.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 22.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 19.80 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 41.00 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 22.00 |
| West Indies | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 23.00 |
| Australia | 1 | 15 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 46.00 |
| Kenya | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 28.50 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 25.80 |
| Away | 9 | 56 | 28.00 | 0/0 | 11 | 34.00 |
| Neutral | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 13 | 24.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13 | 25 | 8.33 | 0/0 | 19 | 25.11 |
| 2000s | 11 | 41 | 41.00 | 0/0 | 10 | 33.80 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 4 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 41.67 |
| National Stadium | 2 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 29.00 |
| Buffalo Park | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 19.33 |
| St George's Park | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 26.50 |
| Gymkhana Club Ground | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 20.00 |
| Edgbaston | 1 | 33 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 44.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1996 at Newlands
- Latest in the archive: v Zimbabwe, 2003 at The Rose Bowl
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 20 January 1977
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Left-arm wrist-spin
- Balls faced (career)
- 124
- Ducks
- 2
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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