Paul Adams (born 22 December 1949) is an English former cricket umpire.
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.
[6] He was the headmaster of St Ignatius' College in Enfield, before retiring in 2007.