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Charles Abbott (cricketer)

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Charles Abbott
Personal information
Full name
Charles James Abbott
Born1815
St Pancras, London, England
Died6 December 1889 (aged 73–74)
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
BattingUnknown
RelationsWilliam Abbott (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1844Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 2
Batting average 2.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 2
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 January 2012

Charles James Abbott (1815 – 6 January 1889) was an English solicitor and first-class cricketer.

Life[edit]

Abbott was the son of the solicitor Charles Thelwell Abbott (died 1853).[1] He was born at St Pancras, London, and educated at Winchester College.

Abbott was admitted a solicitor in 1841, and was for 48 years in practice, a partner in the firm of Abbott, Jenkins and Abbott, 8 New Inn, Strand, London.[2] He died at Walton-on-Thames, Surrey on 6 January 1889.[1] His son, William, played first-class cricket for Surrey County Cricket Club.

Cricketer[edit]

Abbott made a single first-class appearance for Surrey against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1844.[3] The Marylebone Cricket Club made 80 in their first-innings, with Surrey making 58 in response, during which Abbott scored 2 runs before he was dismissed by William Lillywhite. The Marylebone Cricket Club made 52 in their second-innings, with Surrey chasing down their target of 75 with three wickets to spare. Abbott wasn't required to bat in Surrey's second-innings.[4] Abbott's batting style is unknown. This was his only major appearance for Surrey.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Boase, Frederic (1960). Modern English Biography: A-H. Books on Demand. p. 4.
  2. ^ The Solicitors' Journal. 1889. p. 272.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Abbott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Surrey, 1844". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2012.

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