William Abbott (cricketer)

William Abbott (28 October 1856 – 22 December 1935) was an English first-class 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.

William Abbott

Personal information
Born	(1856-10-28)28 October 1856 Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
Died	22 December 1935(1935-12-22) (aged 79) Woking, Surrey, England
Batting	Unknown
Role	Wicket-keeper
Relations	Charles Abbott (father)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1877	Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 9 Batting average 1.80 100s/50s –/– Top score 5 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 7/2
Source: Cricinfo, 8 January 2012

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.