Adam Ball

Who is Adam Ball?

Adam James Ball is an English cricketer. Ball is a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Greenwich, London.

Ball presently represents England Under-19s, having made his debut for the team against Afghanistan Under-19s in a Youth One Day International in the 2010 Under-19 World Cup. He has since gone on to play Youth Test and Youth Twenty20 Internationals. During the 2010 season he made his debut for Kent in a List A match against Durham in the Clydesdale Bank 40, during the match dismissing Phil Mustard for a duck.

During the 2011 season, he made nine List A appearances in the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40. Following his final List A appearance of that season against Derbyshire, Ball had taken his wicket tally in that format to 13 wickets at an average of 23.00, with best figures of 2/31. With the bat he had scored 66 runs at a batting average of 22.00, with a high score of 19. During this season he made his first-class debut for the county against Gloucestershire. During the course of the 2011 season he made eight further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Glamorgan, in a match which was the first day/night County Championship match to be played in England. In his nine first-class matches that season, he took 15 wickets at an average of 37.33, with best figures of 3/36. With the bat, he scored 184 runs at an average of 13.14, with a high score of 46. His Twenty20 debut came against Somerset in the 2011 Friends Provident t20, with Ball making twelve further appearances in that competition. During the course of the competition he took 10 wickets at an average of 28.00, with best figures of 2/28.