Batting style Unknown Role Wicket-keeper | 1877 Surrey Name William Abbott | |
Born 28 October 1856 ( 1856-10-28 ) Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England Died 22 December 1935(1935-12-22) (aged 79)
Woking, Surrey, England Relations Charles Abbott (father) | ||
William Abbott (28 October 1856 – 22 December 1935) was an English cricketer. Abbott's batting style is unknown, though it is known he fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, and educated at Winchester College.
Abbott made his first-class debut for Surrey against Gloucestershire in 1877. He made two further first-class appearances for the county in that season, against Middlesex and Yorkshire. He scored a total of 9 runs in his three matches, which came at an average of 1.80, with a high score of 5. Behind the stumps he took 7 catches and made 2 stumpings.
He died at Woking, Surrey on 22 December 1935. His father, Charles, played a single first-class match for Surrey before the formation of the county cricket club.