Adam London
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Adam Brian London is an English
cricket
er. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler.
Born in Ashford
, Surrey
, he has been selected for Middlesex
and has been given the no.19 squad number because it is the same as boyhood hero Joleon Lescott of Manchester City FC.
, and 111* in the 2nd XI Trophy.
London came on the pitch for England against Australia in the Ashes as a substitute fielder for Kevin Pietersen
on 17 July 2009, the second day of the second Test of the series at Lords.
London made his first-class debut in August 2009, for Middlesex at Lord's against Gloucestershire scoring 68 and 11.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler.
Born in Ashford
Ashford, Surrey
Ashford is a town almost entirely in the Surrey borough of Spelthorne in England, with a small part falling within Greater London. It is a suburban development situated 15 miles west south-west of Charing Cross in London and forms part of the London commuter belt...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, he has been selected for Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
and has been given the no.19 squad number because it is the same as boyhood hero Joleon Lescott of Manchester City FC.
Early career
London played for the Middlesex 2nd XI cricket team and has a highest score of 117 in the Second XI ChampionshipSecond XI Championship
The Second XI Championship is a season-long cricket competition in England that is competed for by the reserve teams of those county cricket clubs that have first-class status...
, and 111* in the 2nd XI Trophy.
London came on the pitch for England against Australia in the Ashes as a substitute fielder for Kevin Pietersen
Kevin Pietersen
Kevin Peter Pietersen, MBE is a South African-born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler who plays for England and Surrey...
on 17 July 2009, the second day of the second Test of the series at Lords.
London made his first-class debut in August 2009, for Middlesex at Lord's against Gloucestershire scoring 68 and 11.