Ross Adair
Personal information
Full name
George Ross Adair
Born (1994-04-21) 21 April 1994
Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow Left arm Orthodox
RoleTop Order Batsman
RelationsMark Adair (brother)
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 56)12 January 2023 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I23 July 2023 v Austria
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2020–presentNorthern Knights
Career statistics
Competition T20I LA
Matches 7 13
Runs scored 143 246
Batting average 20.42 27.33
100s/50s 0/1 0/1
Top score 65 76
Balls bowled 54
Wickets 2
Bowling average 32.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/32
Catches/stumpings 1/0 4/0
Source: Cricinfo, 23 November 2023

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

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

Ross Adair
SchoolSullivan Upper School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre/Winger
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2015
2015–2017		 Ulster
Jersey Reds		 1
(5)
Correct as of 20 December 2022

He 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

  1. ↑ "Rugby: Meet Jersey’s four new players", Jersey Evening Post, 14 April 2015
  2. ↑ Cricket: Ireland squad, BBC Sport, retrieved 2 June 2023
  3. ↑ "Explosive Ross Adair hoping for Knights start". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ross Adair". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ross Adair delighted at Knights call-up". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "1st Match, Bready, Aug 20 2020, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "12th Match, Belfast, Jun 30 2021, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Ross Adair: Ex-Ulster rugby player brought into Ireland squad". BBC. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "1st T20I, Harare, January 12, 2023, Ireland tour of Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "The Front Row Union Awards 2011", The Front Row Union, 5 September 2011
  11. ↑ "Ravens: Wallace Returns for Ayr Battle!", The Front Row Union, 6 December 2013
  12. ↑ "Dragons 26 Ulster 22", Ulster Rugby, 8 March 2015
  13. ↑ 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
  14. ↑ Ian Callender, "So near yet so far for Ross Adair", Sunday Life, 10 June 2019
  15. ↑ 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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