Ross Adair
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| Born | George Ross Adair 21 April 1994 Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Sullivan Upper School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Cricketer, rugby union player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Mark Adair (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top order batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 56) | 12 January 2023 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 23 July 2023 v Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Northern Knights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Ross Adair (born Holywood, County Down,[1][2] 21 April 1994) is an Irish cricketer and former rugby union player. He plays for the Northern Knights in domestic cricket.[3] His younger brother, Mark Adair, is also a cricketer, who has played for Ireland in all formats.[4][5]
Cricket career[edit]
He made his Twenty20 debut for the Northern Knights in the 2020 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 20 August 2020.[6] He made his List A debut on 30 June 2021, for Northern Knights in the 2021 Inter-Provincial Cup.[7]
In December 2022, he earned his maiden call-up to the Ireland cricket team for their T20I series against Zimbabwe.[8] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Ireland, on 12 January 2023 in the first T20I match.[9]
Rugby career[edit]
Adair played schools rugby for Sullivan Upper School, impressing in the Ulster Schools' Cup in 2011.[10] He played for the Ulster Ravens in the British and Irish Cup,[11] and made one senior appearance for Ulster in the Pro12, scoring a try against Dragons in 2015.[12]
He played for Jersey Reds in the RFU Championship for two and a half years, making more than 40 appearances before a degenerative hip condition ended his professional career. Following two operations, he returned to rugby at an amateur level with Ballynahinch RFC,[13] with whom he won the Ulster Senior League in 2019,[14] and was named Club Player of the Year in the Ulster Rugby awards.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rugby: Meet Jersey’s four new players", Jersey Evening Post, 14 April 2015
- ^ Cricket: Ireland squad, BBC Sport, retrieved 2 June 2023
- ^ "Explosive Ross Adair hoping for Knights start". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Ross Adair". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Ross Adair delighted at Knights call-up". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "1st Match, Bready, Aug 20 2020, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "12th Match, Belfast, Jun 30 2021, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Ross Adair: Ex-Ulster rugby player brought into Ireland squad". BBC. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "1st T20I, Harare, January 12, 2023, Ireland tour of Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "The Front Row Union Awards 2011", The Front Row Union, 5 September 2011
- ^ "Ravens: Wallace Returns for Ayr Battle!", The Front Row Union, 6 December 2013
- ^ "Dragons 26 Ulster 22", Ulster Rugby, 8 March 2015
- ^ Liam Heagney, "'The pain was almost like a ripping across my abdomen. I'd no idea what was going on'", Rugby Pass, 28 January 2019
- ^ Ian Callender, "So near yet so far for Ross Adair", Sunday Life, 10 June 2019
- ^ Darren Fullerton, "2019 Ulster Rugby Awards: Retiring captain Rory Best is named Heineken Personality of the Year", Belfast Live, 9 May 2019
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