Philip James Adams (born 5 February 1991) is an Australian former

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er who played at

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level for

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. Adams was born in

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, and attended John Forrest Senior High School's cricket academy.Phil Adams named in Warriors squad to play Redbacks in Ryobi Cup
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. Written by Michael Washbourne. Published 15 February 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011. He played cricket for Western Australia at both under-17s and under-19s level, scoring 228 runs from seven matches at an

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of 32.57 in the 2007–08 Under-17 Championship Series, and 343 runs from seven matches at an average of 85.75, with a highest score of 171, at the 2009–10 Australian Under-19 Championships. He was selected in the Team of the Championships for the under-19 championships, and nominated in the provisional 30-man squad for the 2010 Under-19 World Cup. Adams made his

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debut for the Western Australia Under-23s team against Queensland Under-23s during the 2009–10 season, scoring 117* on debut. He went on to make his limited-overs debut for Western Australia against

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in the 2010–11 Ryobi One-Day Cup, scoring five runs batting seventh. Adams played one further match at state level, against

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, and was again dismissed for five runs, having opened the innings with Marcus Harris.Western Australia vs Tasmania
19 February 2011, at

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, Bunbury – CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2011. At

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leve, he plays for Bayswater–Morley.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Phil 1991 births Australian cricketers Living people Cricketers from Perth, Western Australia Western Australia cricketers Sportsmen from Western Australia