Paul Regan Adams (born 20 January 1977) is a former South African

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er. A

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bowler with a unique bowling action, Adams played for the Test and ODI teams for

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sporadically since the 1990s. Meanwhile, his

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career registered 412 wickets. He was also the coach of the

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cricket team.

Bowling action

Adams's bowling action was highly unorthodox and

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likened it to a "frog in a blender". Though his action initially caught world batsmen by surprise, he was soon exposed for lack of variety by the Australians. As such, he became less effective.

International career

In December 2006 he was recalled to the Test side for the series against

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, only to be dropped from the squad before the first Test. He held the ball with two fingers of his left hand (thumb, and the index finger). He announced his retirement from professional cricket on 2 October 2008, more than four years after his last Test match and five years after his last ODI.

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