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Tom Abell
Thomas Benjamin Abell (born 5 March 1994) is an English first-class cricketer who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club. Primarily a right-handed batsman, he also bowls right-arm medium pace. Abell enjoyed a prolific cricket record while at Taunton School, where in 2012 he accumulated seven centuries and passed 50 in every innings he played at an average of 193, and he was named 2013 Young Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year. He made his Somerset first-class debut against Warwickshire in August 2014, scoring 95 in his first innings. He was appointed Somerset's County Championship skipper for the 2017 season.
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1994-03-05
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Taunton, Somerset, England
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County Championship: Tom Abell ton for Somerset piles pressure on Gloucestershire

LV= County Championship Division One, Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol (day two) Somerset 591-7 dec: Abell 142, Renshaw 94, Gregory 89, Lammonby 76, Hildreth 53; Chappell 2-91 Gloucestershire 119-4: Bracey 39, Harris 32; Leach 3-29 Gloucestershire (1pt) trail Somerset(4 pts) by 472 with 6 wickets standing. Tom Abell's 10th first-class century...
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Tom Abell: Somerset club captain to lead side in T20 Blast

Somerset have named Tom Abell captain for the 2022 Vitality Blast this summer. Abell, 27, is already club captain and will take over the role from Lewis Gregory, who led the team to the T20 final during last year's tournament. Somerset, who were beaten to the trophy by Kent at...
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Tom Abell: Somerset captain signs new contract through to 2024

Somerset captain Tom Abell has signed a new contract to keep him at Taunton until the end of the 2024 season. The 27-year-old, whose previous deal expired at the end of 2022, has spent his entire career at the club having first signed professionally in 2015. He became captain in...
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Peccadillo Pictures’ Tom Abell takes over as chair of Iris Prize

Tom Abell, managing director of UK and Ireland based distributor Peccadillo Pictures, has taken over as chair of the Iris Prize. He takes on the role from outgoing chair Andrew Pierce, a journalist and broadcaster, who has held the position for almost seven years. The Iris Prize is the largest...
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BBL: Brisbane Heat rope in Somerset captain Tom Abell to replace Banton

Brisbane [Australia], October 14 (ANI): Brisbane Heat on Thursday announced the signing of English batsman Tom Abell as the team's third international player for the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL). The Somerset captain will replace his county teammate Tom Banton, who opted not to take up his BBL contract with...
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Tom Abell: Somerset club captain out with hamstring injury

Somerset batsman Tom Abell will miss Friday's T20 Blast match at Surrey after suffering a hamstring injury. The county's red-ball captain has struck two 50s in his three limited-overs appearances this season. The club say he will now undergo a rehabilitation programme. "Any timeframe regarding his return will entirely depend...
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County Championship: Somerset on top after unbeaten Tom Abell century

LV= County Championship Group Two, The Bristol County Ground, Bristol (day three):. Somerset 300-8 dec: Abell 132*, Gregory 57; Worrall 3-52 Gloucestershire (2 pts) trail Somerset (3 pts) by 284 runs. Somerset skipper Tom Abell scored his first Championship century of the summer as they shrugged off a mini-collapse on...
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