He also made his debut in the List A game against Derbyshire, played on a rest day during a first-class fixture, taking two catches and effecting one stumping.
It was in standing up to his medium pace bowlers that brought the downfall of David Ward in the 1991 Natwest Trophy Final, which turned the fate of the match.
With the up-and-coming Nic Pothas taking his place, he ended his Hampshire contract with one year still to serve,[8] and retired from professional cricket.
On retirement from first-class cricket, Adi returned to captain his village side, Hursley Park, competing in the ECB Southern Premier League.
"[2] Aymes, who last played for Hursley Park in 1989, marked his return to recreational cricket with 119 in a record club league opening-partnership of 231 with Roman Prendergast.
[9] As a favour to chairman Martin Griffiths (who was in charge of Aymes' benefit committee in 2000), he became joint manager of football side Fleet Town in 2002–03 alongside Mark Dennis,[10] steering them away from near-certain relegation, and winning the Russell Cotes Cup.
[12] After Dennis left the club to become Director of Football at Eastleigh Town in June 2003, Aymes followed him out of Fleet saying it was "geographically not possible" to stay on in charge at Calthorpe Park for another season.
[11] On joining Havant & Waterlooville as fitness coach during the 2005–06 season he had a "tremendous impact on the stamina of the players", and took on the responsibilities of the club manager the following year.