{{short description|English cricketer (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}} {{Use British English|date=March 2016}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Adam Rossington | image = 2 16 Adam Rossington.jpg | caption = Rossington in 2022, playing for Essex | country = England | fullname = Adam Matthew Rossington | nickname = Rossberg, Tank | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|5|5|df=yes}} | birth_place = Edgware, Middlesex, England | heightft = 6 | heightinch = 0 | batting = Right handed | role = Wicket-keeper batsman | club1 = Middlesex | year1 = 2010–2014 | club2 = Northamptonshire | year2 = {{nowrap|2014–2022}} | club3 = → Essex (on loan) | year3 = 2022 | club4 = Essex | year4 = {{nowrap|2022–2025}} | club5 = London Spirit | year5 = {{nowrap|2021–2024}} | club6 = Sunrisers Eastern Cape | year6 = 2023 | club7 = Karachi Kings | year7 = 2023 | club8 = Lahore Qalandars | year8 = 2024 | club9 = Dubai Capitals | year9 = 2025 | club12 = Middlesex | year12 = 2026 | type1 = First-class | debutdate1 = 25 May | debutyear1 = 2010 | debutfor1 = Middlesex | debutagainst1 = Oxford MCCU | type2 = List A | debutdate2 = 13 June | debutyear2 = 2012 | debutfor2 = Middlesex | debutagainst2 = West Indians | columns = 3 | hidedeliveries = true | column1 = FC | matches1 = 113 | runs1 = 5,446 | bat avg1 = 33.20 | 100s/50s1 = 9/34 | top score1 = 138* | deliveries1 = 120 | wickets1 = 0 | bowl avg1 = – | fivefor1 = – | tenfor1 = – | best bowling1 = – | catches/stumpings1 = 245/20 | column2 = LA | matches2 = 49 | runs2 = 1,381 | bat avg2 = 37.32 | 100s/50s2 = 0/11 | top score2 = 97 | deliveries2 = – | wickets2 = – | bowl avg2 = – | fivefor2 = – | tenfor2 = – | best bowling2 = – | catches/stumpings2 = 34/5 | column3 = T20 | matches3 = 192 | runs3 = 3,834 | bat avg3 = 21.78 | 100s/50s3 = 0/21 | top score3 = 95 | deliveries3 = – | wickets3 = – | bowl avg3 = – | fivefor3 = – | tenfor3 = – | best bowling3 = – | catches/stumpings3 = 86/38 | date = 3 February | year = 2026 | club10=Pokhara Avengers|year10=2025 | year11 = 2026 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/adam-rossington-457280 | club11 = Chattogram Royals}}
'''Adam Matthew Rossington''' (born 5 May 1993) is an English professional cricketer who plays for Middlesex County Cricket Club. Rossington is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Edgware,<ref>{{cite news|title=Skipper Rossington talks of 'exciting times' ahead at Northants after signing new deal |url=https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/cricket/skipper-rossington-talks-exciting-times-ahead-northants-after-signing-new-deal-3109729|website=Northampton Chronicle and Echo|accessdate=3 March 2021}}</ref> Middlesex, and was educated at Mill Hill School.
==County career== Rossington made his first-class cricket debut for Middlesex against Oxford MCCU at the University Parks in 2010. The following season he made his second first-class appearance against the touring Sri Lankans at Uxbridge.<ref name="FCM">{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/267/267692/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Adam Rossington|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> He also made his Twenty20 debut during the 2011 season against Kent in the Friends Provident t20. He made three further appearances in that season's competition,<ref>{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/267/267692/Twenty20_Matches.html|title=Twenty20 Matches played by Adam Rossington|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> scoring a total of 27 runs at an average of 6.75, with a high score of 25.<ref>{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/267/267692/tt_Batting_by_Team.html|title=Twenty20 Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Adam Rossington|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> Rossington made his List A debut against the West Indian tourists in June 2012.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/534204.html?CMP=OTC-RSS| title = Full Scorecard of West Indians vs Middlesex Tour Match 2012 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com}}</ref>
Rossington scored his maiden first-class century when he made 103 not out off 57 balls against Cambridge University on 24 April 2013. This innings included 7 sixes and one passage of 10 balls yielded 48 runs.
In 2014 Rossington played for Northamptonshire while on loan from Middlesex. At the end of that season he signed a contract with Northamptonshire.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rossington moves to Northamptonshire|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/787047.html|website=Cricinfo.com|accessdate=15 January 2016}}</ref> In August 2016 he was part of the Northants team that beat Durham to win the Twenty20 title.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dobell|first1=George|title=Defiant Northants dig deep to lift T20 prize|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1048653.html|website=Cricinfo|date=20 August 2016 |accessdate=25 August 2016}}</ref>
In 2022, Rossington joined Essex on a season long loan.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Essex sign Northants' Rossington on loan |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/60981338 |access-date=2022-04-04}}</ref> In April 2022, he was bought by the London Spirit for the 2022 season of The Hundred.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60477088 |title=The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed |work=BBC Sport |access-date=5 April 2022}}</ref> In June 2022, Rossington signed a three-year contract with Essex.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Adam Rossington signs three-year contract with Essex |language=en-GB |work=The Cricketer |url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/countycricket/adam_rossington_signs_three-year_contract_with_essex.html#:~:text=Adam%20Rossington%20has%20signed%20a,eight%2Dyear%20stint%20with%20Northamptonshire.}}</ref>
In January 2023, Rossington was bought by Sunrisers Eastern Cape for the inaugural SA20 tournament.{{Citation needed|date=October 2025}}
He left Essex in October 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c20exyxvjg3o|title=Rossington and Richards to leave Essex|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=11 October 2025}}</ref> The following month, it was announced he would compete for Chattogram Royals in the 2026 Bangladesh Premier League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/adam-rossington-457280/matches|title=Rossington to play for Chattogram Royals|publisher=ESPN Sports|accessdate=25 November 2025}}</ref>
In May 2026, Rossington rejoined Middlesex for the first six games of the 2026 T20 Blast.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.middlesexccc.com/news/2026/05/middlesex-sign-adam-rossington-for-first-six-games-of-the-vitality-blast|title=MIDDLESEX SIGN ADAM ROSSINGTON FOR FIRST SIX GAMES OF THE VITALITY BLAST|website=middlesexccc.com|access-date=21 May 2026}}</ref>
==International career== Rossington made his debut for England Under-19s against Sri Lanka Under-19s during their tour to England in 2010, playing in two Youth Twenty20 Internationals.<ref>{{cite web|url-access=subscription|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/267/267692/Youth_Twenty20_International_Matches.html|title=Youth Twenty20 International Matches played by Adam Rossington|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=1 January 2012}}{{Dead link|date=June 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> England Under-19s toured Sri Lanka in the early part of 2011, with Rossington playing a single Youth Test match on the tour,<ref>{{cite web|url-access=subscription|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/267/267692/Youth_Test_Matches.html|title=Youth Test Matches played by Adam Rossington|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=1 January 2012}}{{Dead link|date=June 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He scored 113, his hundred coming off 165 balls, with 12 fours and 2 sixes; he also made a stumping in the match.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/315/315455.html|title = The Home of CricketArchive}}</ref>
Rossington has also made nine Youth One Day International appearances, including four against the touring South Africa Under-19s.<ref>{{cite web|url-access=subscription|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/267/267692/Youth_One-Day_International_Matches.html|title=Youth One-Day International Matches played by Adam Rossington|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=1 January 2012}}{{Dead link|date=June 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{cricinfo|id=457280}}
{{Middlesex County Cricket Club squad}}
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