Timothy George Abell (29 April 1930 – 9 March 2009[1]) was an English cricketer and field hockey player.
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| Full name | Timothy George Abell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 1930 Lahore, Punjab, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 March 2009 (aged 78) Basingstoke, Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The son of the cricketer George Abell, Abell was born at Lahore while his father worked as a civil servant in the British Raj. He was educated in England at Marlborough College, before undertaking studies at the University of Oxford. He played hockey for Oxford, winning a blue. He later played hockey for Middlesex and England.[2] He made one appearance in first-class cricket for the Free Foresters in 1954 against Cambridge University at Fenner's.[3]
His brother John Abell and great-uncle Ted Sale both played first-class cricket.
References
edit- ^ "Deaths". The Times. No. 69583. London. 14 March 2009. p. 96.
- ^ "Player profile: Timothy Abell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Timothy Abell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
External links
edit- Timothy Abell at ESPNcricinfo
- Timothy Abell at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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