Ever since she was young, Georgia Adams was a stylish flyhalf and potential future player for England.
Georgia’s big break came in 2020 when it led the rankings in the inaugural Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy competition, which the Southern Vipers won to claim the trophy. Adams scored 500 runs in seven innings, including 80 in the championship game at Edgbaston. Had he not had shoulder surgery the following winter, Adams might have been considered for the England tour of New Zealand.
Adams, who also established her reputation in Hove and made her county debut in 2009, is the daughter of Chris. This former England Test hitter steered Sussex to County Championship triumph in the 2000s. Chris steered Sussex to glory in the 2000s.
She was given the alternate captaincy for the County Women’s Championship game against Yorkshire in 2014. She rose to the occasion, guiding her team to victory with her first senior century, 106 points scored on 111 balls.
Since then, Adams has captained Sussex on numerous occasions. When Sarah Taylor was called up to England for the full Twenty20 season in 2015, she was primarily responsible for leading the county to victory in the NatWest Twenty20 Cup.
She had previously competed for the England Under-19 team and made her England Academy debut in the match against India in 2014. Over the next few years she continued to feature of the England Academy team while studying sports science at Loughborough. .
She was a member of the Loughborough University team that triumphed in the 2015 British Universities Championship Final, held at Lord’s Cricket Ground.
Adams competed in the Kia Super League for two different teams, the Vipers and Loughborough Lightning, but she didn’t stand out. The fifty runs she scored on 33 balls against the Lancashire Thunder in 2019 was her only half-century in the four seasons she has featured. However, his RHFT form dispelled any concerns about his talent and opened the door to conversation with England.
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