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Adam Finch: Age, Career Stats and 5/74 Best Bowling

Adam Finch is an English right-arm medium-fast bowler for Worcestershire. Born on 28 May 2000, the 6ft 4in seamer was 26 on 25 August 2026. He represented England at the 2018 Under-19 World Cup, made his Worcestershire first-class debut in 2019 and delivered his strongest county season in 2023, taking 28 first-class wickets with career-best figures of 5 for 74. His dated career record stands at 99 first-class wickets and 43 T20 wickets. Manchester Super Giants selected him as a 2026 Vitality Wildcard and went on to win The Hundred, but squad membership is kept separate from a playing appearance or personal match statistics.

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Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast bowlerBorn 28 May 2000

Current squadWorcestershire RapidsVitality Blast · Worcestershire 2026 season after the completed Hundred; career statistics through 18 July 2026

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Full nameAdam William Finch

Age26As of 25 August 2026

Date of birth28 May 2000Wordsley, Stourbridge, England

Batting styleRight-handed

Bowling styleRight-arm medium-fast

Career overview

Adam Finch cricket career

Born in Wordsley on 28 May 2000; age 26 on 25 August 2026.

Right-arm medium-fast bowler, right-handed batter, 6ft 4in tall and Worcestershire shirt number 61.

Represented England at the 2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Took 28 first-class wickets in 2023, including two five-wicket hauls and career-best figures of 5/74.

Reached 99 first-class wickets from 41 matches and 43 T20 wickets from 39 matches by 18 July 2026.

Contracted to Worcestershire through 2027 and part of Manchester Super Giants' title-winning 2026 Hundred squad, without an appearance being inferred from that squad status.

Career story

Adam Finch career and playing journey

Who is Adam Finch?

Adam William Finch is a professional English cricketer whose main skill is right-arm medium-fast bowling. Worcestershire lists him in its senior men's squad as a 6ft 4in bowler who bats right-handed, wears number 61 and made his county debut in 2019. His height helps him create a different release point, but his recent development has also focused on changes of pace rather than relying on bounce alone.

Finch has spent most of his senior career with Worcestershire, with a short Surrey loan forming part of his early first-class development. He also came through England's age-group system and played at the 2018 Under-19 World Cup. In 2026, Manchester Super Giants selected him as a Vitality Wildcard for The Hundred, giving him another franchise squad association without changing Worcestershire's place at the centre of his county career.

His record is strongest in first-class cricket. Through 18 July 2026, Finch had played 41 first-class matches and taken 99 wickets. He had also made 39 T20 appearances for 43 wickets and 17 List A appearances for 16 wickets. Those are separate format totals; none should be added together to create an invented overall figure.

Adam Finch's age, birthplace and playing style

Adam Finch was born on 28 May 2000 in Wordsley, near Stourbridge. He was 26 years old on 25 August 2026. Worcestershire records his full name as Adam William Finch and lists him as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium-fast bowler.

The club also gives his height as 6ft 4in. Height can influence release point and bounce, but it does not define a bowler's complete method. Finch's own discussion of T20 bowling in 2025 emphasised slower balls, changes of pace and the need to avoid becoming predictable, showing how his game has broadened beyond the obvious physical advantage.

He is best described as a bowler rather than an all-rounder. His first-class batting record includes useful lower-order contributions, including a career high of 43, but no fifty. That batting can extend an innings without changing the primary role established by the club and his career workload.

How did Adam Finch reach professional cricket?

Finch's route to county cricket ran through Worcestershire's development system and England age-group selection. In 2017, the ECB included him in the Midlands group for the Super-4 competition, an event that brought together leading Under-17 players from across the country. That selection placed him among a small group being assessed for the next stage of England's youth pathway.

The following winter, Finch was named in England's squad for the 2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. The official announcement also included Worcestershire teammate Dillon Pennington. An Under-19 World Cup place is an important development marker, but it is not a senior England cap and should not be presented as one.

Worcestershire then moved Finch into senior county cricket. The club records 2019 as his debut year, while the county's annual report shows seven first-class appearances in that first season. He took 11 wickets at an average of 53.00 with best figures of 2 for 23, an honest rookie return that established a starting point rather than immediate mastery.

What did Adam Finch learn from his 2019 debut season?

Finch's first senior season was about exposure to the demands of first-class bowling. Worcestershire's 2019 annual report records 172.5 overs from him across seven matches. That volume asked a teenage seamer to sustain line, length and physical effort over longer spells against experienced professional batters.

The raw return was 11 wickets, best innings figures of 2 for 23 and an economy rate of 3.83. The average of 53.00 shows that wickets were expensive, but the figures also give useful context for the improvement that followed. A young bowler can be economical without yet finding the methods needed to dismiss established players consistently.

Finch also scored 43 runs in the season. His value was still overwhelmingly with the ball, and later records support the same classification. The significance of 2019 is therefore not a headline performance; it is the season in which a youth international began learning the weekly workload of county cricket.

Why was 2023 Adam Finch's breakthrough season?

The 2023 county season produced Finch's clearest first-class advance. Worcestershire's annual report credits him with 28 wickets from 174.4 overs at an average of 25.71. He took two five-wicket hauls, with best innings figures of 5 for 74 and best match figures of 7 for 155.

Those numbers represented more than a career-best spell. His strike rate was 37.40 balls per wicket, meaning he dismissed batters much more frequently than in his debut season, while an economy rate of 4.12 shows that the attacking return came with some scoring risk. The balance is typical of a developing wicket-taking role: create chances, accept that batters may score, and keep improving control.

The 28-wicket season remains the strongest annual statistical evidence in his career so far. It supplied both of his first-class five-wicket hauls and moved him from a squad seamer with potential toward a bowler capable of changing a Championship innings.

What makes Adam Finch's 5/74 important?

Adam Finch's 5 for 74 is his best first-class bowling return through 18 July 2026. It came during the 2023 season, when he recorded two five-wicket innings and 28 wickets overall. The spell matters because it sits within sustained season output rather than standing alone as an isolated career peak.

A five-wicket haul means the bowler dismissed half of the opposition's available wickets in one innings. It does not automatically describe economy, match result or the quality of every delivery, so the broader 2023 figures are essential. Finch's best match return of 7 for 155 shows that he also added wickets in the other innings of the same match.

His career table still lists 5 for 74 as the best innings return and two five-wicket hauls. He had not taken ten wickets in a match. Those boundaries make the achievement clear without inflating it into a record it was not.

Adam Finch's Worcestershire contract through 2027

Worcestershire announced in January 2024 that Finch had signed a new four-year contract running until the end of the 2027 season. The timing followed his 2023 breakthrough and gave the county a longer development window for a home-grown seamer entering his mid-twenties.

A contract end date establishes the public duration of the agreement, not guaranteed selection in every match. Fitness, form, team balance and competition rules still shape each playing XI. It also does not disclose Finch's salary, bonuses or other private financial terms.

The deal nevertheless provides important current context. Through the 2026 season Finch remained part of Worcestershire's senior group, and his Championship and Blast appearances showed that the relationship was active rather than merely historical.

How Adam Finch contributed in the 2025 County Championship

Finch produced several useful Championship contributions during 2025. Against Warwickshire, Worcestershire's report records figures of 3 for 40 after he had also shared a fifty partnership with Ethan Brookes. The wickets supported a strong seam-bowling day, while the stand showed the lower-order resistance he can add without being recast as an all-rounder.

Against Hampshire later in the season, he took 2 for 19 in the first innings and added two more wickets in the second. The four wickets across the match came after time away from the side and demonstrated that he could return with an immediate role rather than needing a long run before contributing.

His availability was not uninterrupted. A September club update said he was managing a side issue, training and not yet match fit. That dated report explains a period of absence, but it should not be used to suggest a continuing injury after he returned to competitive cricket in 2026.

How did Adam Finch develop as a T20 bowler?

Finch's T20 development has centred on becoming less predictable. In a 2025 Worcestershire interview, he discussed learning from overseas seamers Ben Dwarshuis and Jacob Duffy, particularly around slower balls and other change-ups. The practical lesson was that pace and bounce alone are rarely enough when batters can plan for them.

That adjustment matters because T20 bowling compresses decision-making. A bowler may have only four overs, often divided across the powerplay and death, with one expensive over capable of changing the match. Variations work only when they are delivered with control and supported by a credible stock ball.

Finch's career record through 18 July 2026 was 43 wickets from 39 T20 matches, with best figures of 3 for 28. His average was 28.58 and his economy rate was about 9.28 runs per over. The wicket return shows regular impact; the economy also shows why continued refinement under pressure remains important.

Adam Finch's best 2025 Blast contributions

One of Finch's strongest 2025 Blast returns came against Yorkshire. Worcestershire's match report credits him with 2 for 19 and a run-out in a 60-run Duckworth-Lewis-Stern victory. The spell combined wicket-taking with control and made him part of a complete team bowling performance rather than a late statistical footnote.

The season also gave him a chance to learn alongside international bowlers in the Worcestershire group. That environment matters because T20 skills are often transferred through planning sessions, field-setting discussions and repeated practice of deliveries that must hold up under match pressure.

A single economical spell should not define his whole T20 career, just as an expensive over should not erase later recovery. The useful measure is whether he can repeat the sequence: execute the main ball, change pace when the batter anticipates it and respond quickly when a plan fails.

What happened in Adam Finch's 2026 Blast season?

Finch began the 2026 Blast with 2 for 32 against Leicestershire as Worcestershire won by 18 runs. Against Northamptonshire, his first over cost 24, but he recovered to take 3 for 31, with his later spell producing three wickets for 12 runs. The match itself ended in a 100-run defeat, so the personal recovery should not be confused with a team success.

He then took 2 for 25 against Glamorgan in a 27-run DLS win and added two wickets in a later rain-reduced defeat to Northamptonshire. These reports show a bowler used in difficult phases and capable of returning after being attacked. They also explain how his career T20 total rose to 43 wickets by the July cutoff.

The sequence is more informative than calling the campaign simply good or bad. Finch produced wicket-taking spells and one striking in-match recovery, while an economy rate above nine across his career shows that limiting damage remains part of the job. T20 analysis needs both outcomes.

Four wickets against Middlesex in June 2026

Finch delivered a notable red-ball performance against Middlesex on 12 June 2026. Worcestershire's report credits him with four wickets as Middlesex finished the opening day on 291 for 8. He removed Ben Geddes's replacement opener Joe Cracknell first ball, struck twice in successive deliveries and later dismissed Leus du Plooy for 85.

The four-wicket day carried particular value because du Plooy had held the innings together. Finch's late breakthrough prevented Middlesex from taking that established batter into the second day and moved Worcestershire closer to finishing the innings.

This was a four-wicket performance, not a third career five-for. The career table still records two five-wicket hauls and a best of 5 for 74. Keeping the match account aligned with the aggregate avoids upgrading a strong day into a milestone the score did not support.

Adam Finch's current first-class statistics

Through 18 July 2026, Finch had played 41 first-class matches and bowled 5,627 deliveries. He had taken 99 wickets at an average of 37.51, with best innings figures of 5 for 74, two five-wicket hauls, a strike rate of 56.83 and an economy rate of 3.96.

With the bat, he had scored 560 runs from 59 innings, including 22 not outs. His high score was 43, average 15.13 and strike rate 32.12. The large number of not outs is relevant for a lower-order batter because it affects the average; it does not mean he produced the volume expected from a specialist top-order player.

The 99-wicket total left him one short of a first-class century at the stated cutoff. It would be inaccurate to call him a 100-wicket bowler until a later completed scorecard or updated career record confirms the milestone.

Adam Finch's List A and T20 statistics

Finch's List A record through the latest available 2025 cutoff comprised 17 matches and 16 wickets. He had bowled 717 balls, conceded 741 runs and recorded best figures of 3 for 54, an average of 46.31, strike rate of 44.81 and economy rate of 6.20.

His List A batting line contained 71 runs from seven innings, with two not outs, a high score of 24, average of 14.20 and strike rate of 131.48. The strike rate is based on a small lower-order sample, so it should not be read as proof that he would score at that rate in a larger or top-order role.

In T20 cricket, Finch had 43 wickets from 39 matches, best figures of 3 for 28 and a bowling average of 28.58. He had scored 63 runs from 17 innings, with seven not outs and a high score of 30 not out. The format-specific table keeps these numbers separate from List A and first-class cricket.

What do Adam Finch's bowling numbers reveal?

Finch's first-class and T20 records describe different jobs. In first-class cricket he conceded 3.96 runs per over and took a wicket every 56.83 balls. In T20 cricket, his economy was about 9.28 and his strike rate about 18.5 balls per wicket. The shorter format brings more frequent wickets but also much heavier scoring pressure.

Neither line is automatically better. A Championship bowler may build pressure across long spells, while a T20 bowler is often asked to attack during powerplays or defend at the death. Comparing the raw economy rates without accounting for format would make Finch's T20 work look worse simply because the scoring environment is different.

The key development question is efficiency within each role. His two first-class five-fors show the capacity for a decisive spell, while the 2026 Northants recovery shows the ability to adapt after an expensive start. Repeating those responses is more valuable than chasing one universal bowling number.

What happened in Adam Finch's 2026 Hundred season?

Manchester Super Giants selected Finch as one of their two men's Vitality Wildcard picks for The Hundred in June 2026. The competition's official announcement links him to Worcestershire, while both The Hundred and the franchise list him in Manchester's squad. The selection was a squad opportunity earned from domestic form, not an auction purchase with a published personal fee.

Manchester Super Giants beat Trent Rockets by five wickets at Lord's on 16 August to win the men's title in the franchise's first season under its new name. Worcestershire subsequently described Finch as part of the successful title-winning side when he returned to New Road. That supports a title-winning squad association, but it does not establish that he played in the final or contributed match figures.

The final scorecard lists Finch among Manchester's bench players rather than the playing XI. Published completed scorecards do not justify adding Hundred runs, wickets or an appearance to his record, so the current totals remain unchanged. If a later authoritative season record establishes an appearance elsewhere in the campaign, the dated format table can be updated from that evidence.

Did Adam Finch play in The Hundred final?

No playing appearance is credited to Adam Finch in the 2026 final. Manchester Super Giants' official result records a five-wicket win over Trent Rockets, while the detailed final scorecard places Finch on the bench and names a different eleven. He was therefore part of the successful squad but not one of the players whose batting or bowling decided that match.

That distinction matters for career pages. A medal, squad association or club description can be reported when supported, but it cannot create balls bowled, wickets, runs or an appearance. Team honours and individual statistics answer different questions and should remain separate.

Worcestershire's post-tournament update used the phrase successful Manchester Super Giants side and confirmed that Finch returned fit. This profile keeps that achievement in context without describing him as a final performer or adding a Hundred row containing invented numbers.

Adam Finch's teams and career scope

Worcestershire is Finch's primary county and the team most closely associated with his senior career. His record also includes a short Surrey loan in 2020, while Manchester Super Giants added a title-winning 2026 Hundred squad association. England Under-19 belongs to his youth pathway rather than senior international cricket.

Those teams mark different stages, not competing versions of the same player. Worcestershire covers the core county record, Surrey the temporary early-career loan, Manchester the 2026 franchise squad and England Under-19 the youth international stage. Keeping one player record prevents the same career being duplicated for each team.

Squad membership and match participation remain separate. Finch can accurately be described as part of Manchester's successful 2026 squad because official team and Worcestershire records support that wording. An appearance, wicket or run belongs in his playing record only when a scorecard places him in the XI and records the contribution.

Adam Finch's salary, net worth and personal life

No dependable public financial record establishes Adam Finch's salary, career earnings or net worth. Worcestershire published his contract duration through 2027 but not its salary. The Hundred identifies him as a 2026 Vitality Wildcard, and that designation should not be converted into a guessed fee or personal wealth estimate.

A pre-season registration document listed Finch with a £31,000 auction reserve, but a reserve price is not proof of the amount later paid through a separate wildcard route. It also says nothing about tax, bonuses, sponsorship income, expenses or total assets. Presenting the reserve as salary or net worth would therefore be misleading.

No dependable public cricket or news report available by 25 August 2026 establishes a wife, girlfriend or partner. Private relatives and personal details remain outside this biography unless they become directly relevant to Finch's cricket career.

What is Adam Finch's position after The Hundred?

Worcestershire reported on 19 August that Finch had returned to New Road after Manchester's title win and was fit and available for selection. Availability is not the same as selection: the completed Gloucestershire scorecard from 20–23 August lists him on the bench, so that match does not move his dated first-class aggregate beyond 41 appearances or 99 wickets.

The next confirmed milestone remains his 100th first-class wicket. The 18 July career snapshot leaves him one short, and neither a squad announcement nor a match spent outside the XI can supply the missing dismissal. The total should change only after a completed first-class scorecard records it.

His Worcestershire contract runs through the end of 2027. The useful question for the rest of that term is whether he can combine the wicket-taking ceiling of his 2023 season with repeatable control across red-ball and T20 cricket, rather than whether a squad title alone changes the assessment of his bowling career.

Adam Finch records

Adam Finch career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

First-class (CricketArchive, through 18 July 2026)41matches

Batting

Innings: 59
Runs: 560
High score: 43
Average: 15.13
Strike rate: 32.12
Not outs: 22
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 99
Best bowling: 5/74
Average: 37.51
Economy: 3.96
Strike rate: 56.83
Balls: 5,627
Catches / stumpings: 5/0
5w / 10w: 2 / 0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

List A (CricketArchive, through 2025)17matches

Batting

Innings: 7
Runs: 71
High score: 24
Average: 14.20
Strike rate: 131.48
Not outs: 2
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 16
Best bowling: 3/54
Average: 46.31
Economy: 6.20
Strike rate: 44.81
Balls: 717
Catches / stumpings: 1/0
5w / 10w: 0 / 0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

T20 (CricketArchive, through 18 July 2026)39matches

Batting

Innings: 17
Runs: 63
High score: 30*
Average: 6.30
Strike rate: 86.30
Not outs: 7
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 43
Best bowling: 3/28
Average: 28.58
Economy: 9.28
Strike rate: 18.47
Balls: 794
Catches / stumpings: 5/0
5w / 10w: 0 / 0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Career chronology

Debut and last listed match

First-class cricket

Debut

Worcestershire, 2019

Last listed match

Career record through 18 July 2026

List A cricket

Debut

Senior one-day career began in 2021

Last listed match

Career record through 2025

T20 cricket

Debut

Worcestershire Rapids, 2021

Last listed match

Career record through 18 July 2026

Career achievements

Career achievements and milestones

Represented England at the 2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.
Took 28 first-class wickets at 25.71 in 2023, including two five-wicket hauls.
Recorded career-best first-class figures of 5/74 and best match figures of 7/155.
Signed a Worcestershire contract running through the end of the 2027 season.
Took four wickets against Middlesex on the opening day in June 2026.
Selected by Manchester Super Giants as a 2026 Vitality Wildcard for The Hundred.

Reader questions

Adam Finch FAQ

How old is Adam Finch?

Adam Finch was born on 28 May 2000 in Wordsley, near Stourbridge. He was 26 on 25 August 2026.

What type of bowler is Adam Finch?

Adam Finch is a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Worcestershire lists the 6ft 4in player as a bowler, while his batting role is in the lower order.

What are Adam Finch's current career statistics?

Through 18 July 2026, Finch had 99 wickets from 41 first-class matches and 43 wickets from 39 T20 matches. His List A record contained 16 wickets from 17 matches through 2025.

What are Adam Finch's best bowling figures?

Finch's best first-class figures are 5 for 74. His best List A return is 3 for 54 and his best T20 return is 3 for 28.

Did Adam Finch play for England Under-19s?

Yes. The ECB selected Adam Finch for England's squad at the 2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. That was youth international cricket, not a senior England cap.

Which county does Adam Finch play for?

Adam Finch plays for Worcestershire and is contracted to the county through the end of the 2027 season.

Did Adam Finch play for Manchester Super Giants in The Hundred final?

Adam Finch was part of Manchester Super Giants' title-winning 2026 squad, but the final scorecard lists him on the bench rather than in the playing XI. No final appearance or personal match figures are credited to him.

What is Adam Finch's salary or net worth?

No dependable public record establishes Adam Finch's salary or net worth. Worcestershire published his contract duration, not its financial terms.

Is Adam Finch married or does he have a girlfriend?

No dependable public cricket or news report establishes a wife, girlfriend or partner, so no relationship claim is presented.

Conclusion

Adam Finch's career has developed through England Under-19 selection, a demanding 2019 introduction to county cricket, a 28-wicket breakthrough in 2023 and a broader white-ball method built around changes of pace. His 5 for 74 remains the signature return, while four wickets against Middlesex and several productive Blast spells showed continued impact in 2026. The 18 July statistical cutoff leaves him on 99 first-class wickets. Manchester Super Giants' Hundred title adds a genuine squad achievement, but the final scorecard keeps it separate from an appearance or individual match contribution. With a Worcestershire contract through 2027, his next confirmed first-class wicket—not an inferred one—will complete the century.