As of the early 1930s Adams was playing for Western Suburbs in the Brisbane Grade Cricket competition as an opening batsman.

[2] In January 1931 he made his First-class debut for Queensland playing in a tour game against the West Indies Test side.

[3] He was selected to represent Queensland again in February for a Sheffield Shield game against Victoria in Brisbane but the match was abandoned without a ball bowled.

[5] He had been dropped from the Western Suburbs A grade team by 1936 but was recalled in February that year,[6] and continued playing up until at least 1938.

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