Adam Riley
Adam Edward Nicholas Riley (born 23 March 1992) is an English former professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club between 2011 and 2019. Riley played as an off break bowler who also played for the England Lions team and for Loughborough MCC University.
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| Full name | Adam Edward Nicholas Riley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 March 1992 Sidcup, Greater London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2019 | Kent (squad no. 33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Loughborough MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 4 May 2011 Kent v Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 20 May 2019 Kent v Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 1 May 2011 Kent v Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last LA | 27 April 2019 Kent v Pakistanis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 23 May 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
Riley was born at Sidcup in the London Borough of Bexley. He was educated at Beths Grammar School in Bexley before studying Geography and Sports Management at Loughborough University.[1][2] He played cricket for both Kent and the Loughborough MCC University team whilst a student.[1]
Cricket career
Riley made his first-class cricket debut for Kent against Northamptonshire in the 2011 County Championship. He took his maiden first-class five wicket haul against Loughborough MCCU, taking figures of 5/76 during the season. Riley also made his List A cricket debut against Worcestershire in the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40. as well as his Twenty20 cricket debut against the touring Indians.[3]
In June 2013, Riley took seven wickets for 150 runs in a County Championship match against Hampshire.[4]
Riley left Kent by "mutual consent" in June 2019[5][6][7] after nine seasons with the county. The England coaching setup had intervened to change his delivery during a training camp in 2015 and, despite a number of attempts to revert to his previous, effective action, which was described as having been "very fluid" with "the ability to bowl spin with good pace, control, guile, dip", he had been unable to recover his form.[8] After leaving county cricket he moved to work at Dulwich College as its head of player development at the end of 2019 as well as continuing to work coaching Kent's under-15 side.[9]
Career Best Performances
| Batting | Bowling (innings) | |||||||
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| Score | Fixture | Venue | Season | Figures | Fixture | Venue | Season | |
| First-class | 34 | Kent v Derbyshire | Canterbury | 2015 | 7/150 | Kent v Hampshire | Southampton | 2013 |
| List A | 21 not out | Kent v Leeward Islands | Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua | 2016/17 | 4/40 | Kent v Leeward Islands | Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua | 2017/18 |
| Twenty20 | 5 not out | Kent v Essex | Canterbury | 2012 | 4/22 | Kent v Gloucestershire | Canterbury | 2014 |
References
- Adam Riley, CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
- Hoad A (2011) Off-spinner Adam Riley pens new three-year deal with Kent County Cricket Club, Kent Online, 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
- Adam Riley, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-02-07. (subscription required)
- Hoad A (2013) Kent Cricket Club spinner Adam Riley looking to build on career-best display, Kent Online, 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- Club statement: Adam Riley, Kent County Cricket Club, 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- Hogwood C (2019) Adam Riley leaves Kent after nine seasons in Canterbury, Kent Online, 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- Adam Riley: Kent off-spinner released by mutual consent, BBC Sport, 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- Hogwood C (2019) Adam Riley: Kent head coach Matt Walker expresses sympathy for spinner's 'sad story', Kent Online, 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- Roller M (2020) 'The new Swann' at 22, retired five years later: Adam Riley at peace with fall from prominence, CricInfo, 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2020-02-07.