Adam James Miles (born 19 September 1989) is an English-born cricket coach and former cricketer.[1][2]

Adam Miles
Personal information
Full name
Adam James Miles
Born (1989-09-19) 19 September 1989 (age 34)
Swindon, Wiltshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
RelationsCraig Miles (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–2014Wiltshire
2012–2013Cardiff MCCU
2015/16Otago
FC debut6 April 2012 Cardiff MCCU v Warwickshire
Last FC24 October 2015 Otago v Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 65
Batting average 13.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 29*
Catches/stumpings 5/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 November 2023

Miles played for Wiltshire County Cricket Club in the Minor Counties Championship between 2007 and 2014 and made first-class cricket appearances for Cardiff MCC University between 2012 and 2013 whilst a student. He played two matches in New Zealand for Otago during the 2015–16 season and has since settled the country.[3][4]

Born at Swindon in Wiltshire in 1989, Miles was educated at Bradon Forest School in Purton and at Filton College before studying psychology at university in Cardiff.[3][4] A wicket-keeper, he played for Wiltshire age-group sides before making his Minor Counties Championship debut for the county side in 2007. He played for Gloucestershire' Second XI between 2007 and 2009 and made his first-class debut for Cardiff MCCU against Warwickshire in April 2012.[3]

From 2013 to 2021 he worked for the Otago Cricket Association in a variety of roles, including as a coach and as the association's talent development manager. He has also worked as a coach for the New Zealand under-19 team and worked for the New Zealand Netball Players Association.[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ Kidd R (2020) NZ cricket coach Adam Miles spared conviction to save sports career, New Zealand Herald, 14 February 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  2. ^ Adam Miles, CricInfo. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Adam Miles, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 July 2023. (subscription required)
  4. ^ a b c Seconi A (2021) Coaching on backburner for Miles, Otago Daily Times, 21 April 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  5. ^ Seconi A (2019) Miles 'over the moon' with NZ under-19 role, Otago Daily Times, 26 February 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2023.

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