James Adams (cricketer, born 1980)

James Henry Kenneth Adams (born 23 September 1980) is an English former professional cricketer.

Having been named as Hampshire's Young Player of the Year, he captained Loughborough UCCE in 2003 and made his maiden first-class century against Somerset in 2003.

Adams scored half-centuries in both the semi-final and the final sharing large opening stands with Michael Lumb, including 55 runs in a stand of 93 with Lumb in the final at Lord's, helping Hampshire to a 6 wicket victory over Sussex.

Adams reached the landmark of 5,000 first-class cricket runs against Yorkshire on 22 August 2009, in their County Championship Division One match.

Following the end of the 2010 season, he signed for Auckland Aces for the HRV Twenty20 Cup, helping them to win the title with a top score of 62 off 43 in the final.