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Georgia Louise Adams (born 4 October 1993) is an English cricketer who is the captain of Sussex Women cricket team, Sussex and Southern Vipers, as well as playing for Southern Brave, Adelaide Strikers (WBBL), Adelaide Strikers and New South Wales Breakers, New South Wales. Adams has previously played for Loughborough Lightning (women's cricket), Loughborough Lightning in the Women's Cricket Super League and Oval Invincibles in The Hundred (cricket), The Hundred. Adams is an all-rounder.


Personal life

Adams is from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. She is the daughter of Chris Adams (cricketer), Chris Adams, a former captain of Sussex County Cricket Club, Sussex men's team, and an England cricket team, England international. Her sister Mollie has also played for Sussex.


Career


Domestic career

Adams made her debut for Sussex Women cricket team, Sussex in 2009. In 2014, Adams captained Sussex for the first time, in a Women's County Championship match against Yorkshire Women cricket team, Yorkshire. She scored 106 from 111 balls, and it was her first Century (cricket), century. In 2015, Adams was captain for multiple 2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Twenty20 Cup matches, as Sussex won the tournament. In 2016, Adams was top scorer in Sussex's opening two matches. In 2017, Adams became Sussex permanent captain, taking over from Georgia Elwiss. Adams had previously captained the side when Elwiss was on international duty with England women's cricket team, England. She became captain of the side for County Championship and County T20 matches. That year, Adams lead Sussex to promotion from Women's County Championship Division 2. In the opening match of the championship against Derbyshire Women cricket team, Derbyshire Women, Adams scored 106 from 104 balls. In 2019, Adams played in her 100th game for Sussex. She was the third player, and the youngest, to make 100 appearances for Sussex Women. Adams played for Southern Vipers in the 2016 Women's Cricket Super League, 2016 and 2017 Women's Cricket Super League seasons. She was run out for 15 by Anya Shrubsole in the 2016 final against Western Storm, and played in the 2017 final where Vipers beat Storm to win the tournament. Adams moved from Southern Vipers to Loughborough Lightning (women's cricket), Loughborough Lightning for the 2018 Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 season. In the 2019 Women's Cricket Super League, 2019 season, Adams scored 50 from 33 balls for Lightning against Lancashire Thunder. In 2020, Adams was given a regional retainer contract, and was later selected in the Vipers squad for the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She captained the Vipers for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and in a match against Western Storm, Adams scored 154Not out, *. At the time, it was the seventh highest women's List A cricket score. Adams scored 500 runs in seven innings in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the most runs of any player in the tournament. In December 2020, Adams was one of 41 women's cricketers given a full-time domestic cricket contract. Adams has signed for Oval Invincibles in The Hundred (cricket), The Hundred. The 2020 season of The Hundred was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, COVID-19 pandemic, and Adams was retained by the Invincibles for the 2021 season. In 2021, Adams captained Southern Vipers to their second 2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy title, and was the side's second-highest run-scorer and second-highest wicket-taker, with 233 runs and 12 wickets. She also won 2021 season of The Hundred, The Hundred with the Oval Invincibles. In April 2022, she was signed by the Southern Brave for the 2022 season of The Hundred, 2022 season of The Hundred (cricket), The Hundred. In 2022, she captained Southern Vipers to winning the 2022 Charlotte Edwards Cup, Charlotte Edwards Cup, as well as scoring 363 runs and taking eleven wickets for the side across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the 2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She also scored 100 runs and took 9 wickets for Southern Brave in The Hundred. In 2023, she captained Southern Vipers to the domestic double, winning the 2023 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the 2023 Charlotte Edwards Cup, Charlotte Edwards Cup, as well as winning 2023 season of The Hundred, The Hundred with Southern Brave. She was also the second-highest run-scorer and fourth-highest wicket-taker in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the third-highest run-scorer in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, and the leading wicket-taker in The Hundred. She played for Adelaide Strikers (WBBL), Adelaide Strikers in the 2023–24 Women's Big Bash League season, 2023–24 Women's Big Bash League, taking four wickets in 13 matches as her side won the competition. She went on to play for New South Wales Breakers, New South Wales in the 2023–24 Women's National Cricket League season, 2023–24 Women's National Cricket League. In November 2024, Adams was named captain of the newly professional Hampshire Women following the restructuring of English domestic women's cricket set to start in the 2025 season.


International career

Adams has played for England under-19s. In 2016, she represented the England Academy team in matches against Sri Lanka women's national cricket team, Sri Lanka. In 2021, she played for the England A team in a match against an England XI. She scored 54. Adams made her made her senior England women's cricket team, England debut against Ireland women's cricket team, Ireland in a Women's Twenty20 International, T20I in Dublin on 14 September 2024.


Honours


Team

* Women's Twenty20 Cup champions: 2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup, 2015 * Women's Cricket Super League champions: 2016 Women's Cricket Super League, 2016 * Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy champions: 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020, 2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2021, 2023 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2023 * The Hundred (cricket), The Hundred champions: 2021 season of The Hundred, 2021, 2023 season of The Hundred, 2023 * Charlotte Edwards Cup champions: 2022 Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022, 2023 Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 *


Individual

* Walter Lawrence Trophy, Walter Lawrence Women's Award winner: 2020


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Georgia 1993 births Living people Cricketers from Chesterfield, Derbyshire English women cricketers England women Twenty20 International cricketers Sussex women cricketers Southern Vipers cricketers Loughborough Lightning cricketers Oval Invincibles cricketers Southern Brave cricketers Adelaide Strikers (WBBL) cricketers English expatriate cricketers in Australia New South Wales Breakers cricketers Hampshire women cricketers People educated at Brighton College