Adam Rossington

Adam Matthew Rossington (born 5 May 1993) is an English professional cricketer who plays for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. 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.

Adam Rossington
Personal information
Full nameAdam Matthew Rossington
Born (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993
Edgware, Middlesex, England
NicknameRossberg, Tank
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2014Middlesex
2014–presentNorthamptonshire
First-class debut25 May 2010 Middlesex v Oxford MCCU
List A debut13 June 2012 Middlesex v West Indians
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 80 49 84
Runs scored 4,099 1,381 1,548
Batting average 35.33 37.32 21.20
100s/50s 7/28 0/11 0/9
Top score 138* 97 85
Balls bowled 120 – –
Wickets 0 – –
Bowling average – – –
5 wickets in innings – – –
10 wickets in match – – –
Best bowling – – –
Catches/stumpings 175/11 34/5 38/14
Source: CricInfo, 8 October 2020

County career

Rossington made his first-class cricket 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. https://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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