Andre Adams

Andre Ryan Adams (born 17 July 1975, Auckland) is a New Zealand cricketer of Caribbean descent who has played one Test and 42 One Day International, taking 53 wickets at a bowling average of 31. He has also scored over 400 ODI runs with a batting strike rate above 100. He plays domestic cricket for Auckland but also turned out for Essex in the 2005 English season, returning to the county in 2006.

Adams is a bowling allrounder, who is a hard-hitting lower order batsman. His career began to decline in 2002 when a back injury saw Jacob Oram jump ahead of him in the allrounders queue. Adams was part of the New Zealand side that made the Super Sixes of the 2003 World Cup but soon afterwards fell out of favour with the selectors. He remained in the cricketing wilderness until he was selected in New Zealand's ODI squad for the 2004 NatWest Series in England.

Adams' last ODI was in 2007 against Sri Lanka

In county cricket

On the 21st May 2008 Adams signed a long-term contract with Nottinghamshire where he remains.He finished as leading wicket-taker in first-class cricket at the end of the 2010 domestic season and is first-change bowler for the club in the current, 2011, season.

In ICL

Adams is one of the mainstream New...
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