Adam Rossington

Adam Rossington
Personal information
Full name Adam Matthew Rossington
Born (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993
Edgware, Middlesex, England
Nickname Rossberg, Tank
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Batting style Right-handed
Role Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2014 Middlesex
2014–present Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 41 28 53
Runs scored 2,039 713 843
Batting average 35.77 33.95 18.77
100s/50s 4/14 0/5 0/5
Top score 138* 97 85
Balls bowled 18 – –
Wickets 0 – –
Bowling average – – –
5 wickets in innings – – –
10 wickets in match – n/a n/a
Best bowling – – –
Catches/stumpings 79/7 16/4 24/9
Source: CricketArchive, 9 September 2016

Adam Matthew Rossington (born 5 May 1993) is an English cricketer who plays for Northamptonshire. Rossington is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Edgware, Middlesex, and was educated at Mill Hill School.

County career

Rossington made his first-class debut for Middlesex against Oxford MCCU at the University Parks in 2010. The following season he made his second first-class appearance against the touring Sri Lankans at Uxbridge.[1] He also made his Twenty20 debut during the 2011 season against Kent in the Friends Provident t20. He made three further appearances in that season's competition,[2] scoring a total of 27 runs at an average of 6.75, with a high score of 25.[3] Rossington made his List A debut against the West Indian tourists in June 2012.[4]

Rossington scored his maiden first class century when he made 103 not out off 57 balls against Cambridge University on 24 April 2013. This innings included 7 sixes and one passage of 10 balls yielded 48 runs.

In 2014 Rossington played for Northamptonshire while on loan from Middlesex. At the end of that season he signed a contract with Northamptonshire.[5] In August 2016 he was part of the Northants team that beat Durham to win the Twenty20 title.[6]

International career

Rossington made his debut for England Under-19s against Sri Lanka Under-19s during their tour to England in 2010, playing in two Youth Twenty20 Internationals.[7] England Under-19s toured Sri Lanka in the early part of 2011, with Rossington playing a single Youth Test match on the tour,[8] He scored 113, his hundred coming off 165 balls, with 12 fours and 2 sixes; he also made a stumping in the match.[9]

Rossington has also made nine Youth One Day International appearances, including four against the touring South Africa Under-19s.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Adam Rossington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Twenty20 Matches played by Adam Rossington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Twenty20 Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Adam Rossington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/534204.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
  5. ↑ "Rossington moves to Northamptonshire". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Dobell, George. "Defiant Northants dig deep to lift T20 prize". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Youth Twenty20 International Matches played by Adam Rossington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Youth Test Matches played by Adam Rossington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  9. ↑ http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/315/315455.html
  10. ↑ "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Adam Rossington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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