Adam London

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Adam London

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = Adam Brian London

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|10|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ashford, Surrey, England

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right arm off break

| club1 = Middlesex

| year1 = 2009–2013

| clubnumber1 = 19{{cite web|url=http://www.middlesexccc.com/player-profile.asp?PlayerID=118|title=Player Profile: Adam London|website=www.middlesexccc.com|access-date=12 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401155055/http://www.middlesexccc.com/player-profile.asp?PlayerID=118|archive-date=1 April 2012|url-status=dead}}

| club2 = → Hampshire (on loan)

| year2 = 2013

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 12

| runs1 = 497

| bat avg1 = 27.61

| 100s/50s1 = –/4

| top score1 = 81

| deliveries1 = 102

| wickets1 = 1

| bowl avg1 = 59.00

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = 1/15

| catches/stumpings1 = 9/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 4

| runs2 = 9

| bat avg2 = 4.50

| 100s/50s2 = –/–

| top score2 = 6

| deliveries2 = 6

| wickets2 = 0

| bowl avg2 = –

| fivefor2 = –

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = –

| catches/stumpings2 = 3/–

| date = 6 October

| year = 2020

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/258556.html Cricinfo

}}

Adam Brian London (born 12 October 1988) is an English former cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket predominantly for Middlesex.

London was born in October 1988 in Ashford, Surrey. He was educated at The Bishop Wand Church of England School.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/117/117865/117865.html|title=Player profile: Adam London|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=20 September 2024|url-access=subscription}} London made his debut in first-class cricket for Middlesex against Gloucestershire at Lord's in the 2009 County Championship, with him making three further appearances that season in the County Championship;{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/117/117865/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Adam London|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=20 September 2024|url-access=subscription}} in these, he scored 190 runs at an average of 27.14 and made two half centuries.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/117/117865/f_Batting_by_Season.html|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Adam London|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=20 September 2024|url-access=subscription}} In the same season, he made two List A one-day appearances in the NatWest Pro40 against Lancashire and Derbyshire.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/117/117865/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Adam London|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=20 September 2024|url-access=subscription}} Following the end of the 2009 season, he signed a two-year contract extension.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/london-extends-middlesex-deal-till-2011-432131|title=London extends Middlesex deal till 2011|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=29 October 2009|access-date=20 September 2024}} The following season, he made four first-class appearances early in the season, scoring 137 runs at an average of 22.83, with one half century. He did not play for the Middlesex first eleven in 2011, but did return in 2012 to make one first-class appearance against Durham MCCU and play against the touring West Indians in a one-day match. At the end of the season, he was given a one-year contract extension by Middlesex.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/19991830|title=Adam London signs new one-year Middlesex contract|publisher=BBC Sport|date=18 October 2012|access-date=20 September 2024}} He began the 2013 season by making a first-class appearance against Cambridge MCCU, and later in the season he made two appearances in the County Championship against Sussex and Yorkshire. In August, he trialled for Hampshire alongside Middlesex teammate Josh Davey in a one-day match against a touring Bangladesh A team at the Rose Bowl.{{cite news|url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/cricket/hampshire_cricket/10595377.dawson-stars-with-bat-and-ball/|title=Dawson stars with bat and ball|work=Daily Echo|location=Southampton|date=6 August 2013|access-date=20 September 2024}} He was released by Middlesex following the 2013 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/24276408|title=County ins & outs 2014 - signings, departures and rumours|publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 May 2014|access-date=20 September 2024}}

After his short professional career, London became Director of Cricket at Richmond Cricket Club in May 2017,{{cite web|url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/richmondcricketclub/news/adam-london-appointed-as-director-of-cricket-1794679.html?external_domain=www.pitchero.com/clubs/richmondcricketclub|title=Adam London appointed as Director of Cricket|first=Rich|last=Zotov|website=www.pitchero.com|date=9 May 2017|access-date=20 September 2024}} but stepped away from the game to focus on his mental health in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://openingupcricket.com/2022/01/15/time-away-from-the-game/|title=Time Away From The Game|first=Tanmay|last=Thanawalla|website=www.openingupcricket.com|date=15 January 2022|access-date=20 September 2024}}