He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler. Adams was a frequent competitor for Kent during his year in limited overs cricket, playing steadily during the 2000 season, while he played one first-class game for the side in the same season. Between 1997 and 2004, Adams appeared occasionally in the Minor Counties Championship for Lincolnshire.
Adams was a tailend batsman and an occasionally destructive bowler, with one five-wicket haul in one-day cricket.