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

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

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Paul Adams Profile - Cricket Player, England | News, Photos, Stats, Ranking, Records - NDTV Sports". Ndtvsports.com.
  2. ^ a b "Old Ignatian Association Newsletter – Spring 2009" (PDF). www.oldignatians.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Paul Adams as Umpire in Minor Counties Championship Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  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.
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  • Paul Adams at Cricket Archive (subscription required)