John Abell (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English cricketer
Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1931
Place of Birth: Chelsfield, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 25-May-2004
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About John Abell (cricketer)
- John Norman Abell (18 September 1931 – 25 May 2004) was an English cricketer active in the 1950s.
- Born at Chelsfield, Kent, Abell was the son of the cricketer George Abell.
- He attended Marlborough College, before undertaking studies at Worcester College, Oxford.
- While at Oxford he played three first-class cricket matches for Oxford University, playing twice in 1952 against the Free Foresters and Sussex, and once in 1953 against Worcestershire.
- A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, Abell scored 56 runs in his three matches, top-scoring 25, while behind the stumps he took two catches and made six stumpings.
- He notably stumped both Richardson brothers (Dick and Peter) against Worcestershire.
- Unlike his father, Abell did not manage to win a cricketing blue.He died at Marlborough, Wiltshire on 25 May 2004.
- His brother Timothy Abell and great-uncle Ted Sale both played first-class cricket.
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