William Abel
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William John Abel (29 August 1887 – 23 March 1934) was a first-class cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club between 1909 and 1926. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm bowler, either medium-fast or leg-breaks and googlies. He was born in South Bermondsey and died in Stockwell, London. His brother Tom Abel and father, the Surrey batsman Bobby Abel, were also first-class cricketers.[1][2][3]
Abel won his Surrey cap in 1910 against and scored his only first-class hundred, 117, against Cambridge University in 1923.[4] He took five wickets in an innings three times, with a best of 5 for 28 against Middlesex.[1] He also played as the professional for Accrington Cricket Club in the Lancashire League.[3]
References
- ^ a b "William Abel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Abel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ a b Southerton, Sydney, ed. (1935). "Obituaries in 1934". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Retrieved 11 December 2017 – via ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Surrey v Cambridge University in 1923". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
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