Adam James Ball (born 1 March 1993) is an English

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er who plays for

Suffolk County Cricket Club Suffolk County Cricket Club is one of twenty minor county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Suffolk. The team is currently a member of the Minor Counties Championship Easter ...

. Ball is a batting allrounder who played top level cricket for

Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Kent. A club representing the county was first founded in 1842 but Ke ...

from 2010 until 2017 and was captain of the

England Under-19 cricket team The England Under-19 cricket team have been playing official Under-19 Test matches since 1974. Prior to 1991/92 they were known as England Young Cricketers. Former captains include Mike Atherton, Michael Vaughan, Alastair Cook and Andrew Flin ...

Early life and education

Ball was born in

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in south-east London. He was educated at

Beths Grammar School Beths Grammar School, commonly known as Beths, is an all-boys grammar school with academy status in Bexley in south-east London. Pupils are admitted from the age of 11, with girls joining the sixth form in Year 12. It became a grammar school in ...

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and at the

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where he studied Sports Science.Men's squad, ''Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2017'', p. 24. Canterbury:

.Kent Sport cricket masterclass

, 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2018-03-08. He was a member of the Kent Cricket Academy and won a sponsorship to study at the university whilst a member of the county squad.Adam Ball receives scholarship from Kent Cricket Academy and the University of Kent

, 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2018-03-08. As a child, Ball was a "promising footballer" who played for

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in under-9 to under-12 age group teams.Adam Ball

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. Retrieved 2018-03-08.

Cricket career

Ball grew up playing for

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in the

Kent Cricket League The Kent Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Kent, England. The league was founded in 1970 and the first season of play was 1971. The twelve founding clubs were Ashford, Aylesford Paper Mills, Dart ...

. He was called in to the England under-19 squad in December 2009 as a 16 year old and made his debut in January 2010 against Afghanistan Under-19s in the 2010 Under-19 World Cup.Adam Ball earns England call-up for U-19 World Cup

, 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2018-03-08. He signed his first professional contract with Kent in February of the same year, still only 16.Adam Ball signs for Kent

, 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2018-03-08. His senior Kent debut came later in 2010 against

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in the

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and was followed by his

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debut the following season against

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.Turbervill H (2011
First day-night County championship game between Kent and Glamorgan fails to wow crowds

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, 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2018-03-10.Adam Ball
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-03-10. Ball played for England under-19s until 2012, captaining the side in the 2012 Under-19 World Cup in Australia.Kent's Adam Ball honoured to captain England Under-19s

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, 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2018-03-10. After an immediate impact in Kent's limited overs sides he later found opportunities to play for Kent "limited".Kent captain Rob Key praises Adam Ball's one-day impact

, 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2018-03-10. He was released by Kent at the end of the 2017 season,Hoad A (2017
Kent all-rounder Adam Ball and seamer Hugh Bernard set for move away from club
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'', 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2017-09-29. joining

as a professional player in March 2018.Garnham N (2018
Ex-England youth captain joins Suffolk
''Bury Free Press'', 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-08. Ball played for Copdock and Old Ipswichian in the

East Anglian Premier Cricket League The East Anglian Premier Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in the English region of East Anglia. Since it was formed in 1999 the league has been a designated ECB Premier League.Jaik back for a third season with Suffolk

, 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2019-05-12.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ball, Adam 1993 births Living people People from Greenwich English cricketers Kent cricketers Alumni of the University of Kent Suffolk cricketers