Georgia Adams


Georgia Louise Adams is an English cricketer who is the captain of the Sussex Women cricket team. Adams has also played for Southern Vipers and Loughborough Lightning in the Women's Cricket Super League. Adams is an opening batter.

Personal life

Adams is from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. She is the daughter of Chris Adams, who is a former captain of the Sussex men's team, and also played for England.

Career

Domestic career

Adams made her debut for Sussex Women in 2009. In 2014, Adams captained Sussex for the first time, in a Women's County Championship match against Yorkshire Women. She scored 106 from 111 balls, and it was her first century. In 2015, Adams was captain for multiple T20 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. She became captain of the side for County Championship, Women's One-Day Cup, and County T20 matches. That year, Adams lead Sussex Women to promotion from Women's County Championship Division 2. In the opening match of the championship against 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 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 for the 2018 season. In the 2019 season, Adams scored 50 from 33 balls for Lightning against Lancashire Thunder.
Adams has signed for Oval Invincibles in The Hundred. In 2020, she was given a regional retainer contract.

International career

Adams has played for England under-19s. In 2016, she represented the England Academy team in matches against Sri Lanka.