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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
James Wallace

Adam Zampa on loving the Hundred and channelling Larry David

Adam Zampa during the Hundred match between Oval Invincibles and London Spirit in 2023.
Adam Zampa during the Hundred match between Oval Invincibles and London Spirit in 2023. Photograph: Alex Davidson/ECB/Getty Images

“I’ll always be honest about how I feel about certain competitions and I’m being 100% honest with you, I love this competition. I genuinely enjoy it. The Oval Invincibles - it’s a super privilege to play here.”

Adam Zampa does things his own way. As in a coffee bean-bothering, single malt swirling vegan who fills his few hours off the pitch as a globally in demand cricketer by appearing in adverts for Peta (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) or yomping up the Himalayas. “I wore a few robes, found myself up there in the hills,” the 32-year-old memorably said of his downtime during last year’s 50-over World Cup in India.

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