Anthony Abdy (British Army officer)

Brigadier-General Anthony John Abdy, CB, CBE (26 April 1856 – 4 July 1924) was a British Army officer and first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Hampshire.

Anthony Abdy
Personal information
Full name
Anthony John Abdy
Born(1856-04-26)26 April 1856
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Died4 July 1924(1924-07-04) (aged 68)
La Tour-de-Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1881Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 1
Runs scored 30
Batting average 15.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 23
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 September 2009

Military career

Abdy was born in Cambridge, the son of John Thomas Abdy, Regis Professor of Law at Cambridge and a County Court Judge. He was educated at Charterhouse School and commissioned a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in 1876.

He was promoted captain on 5 December 1884, major on 22 July 1893, and lieutenant colonel on 29 November 1900. From 1899 to 1900, he served in South Africa during the Second Boer War: he was "slightly wounded" and was awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasp.[1] In February 1902 he received a temporary staff appointment as Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster General for military intelligence at Army Headquarters.[2]

Abdy returned to South Africa, and commanded the Royal Horse Artillery and the Royal Field Artillery in the country between 1908 and 1912.[1] He was later promoted to brigadier general, and served in the First World War.

Cricket

Abdy, who played for Essex prior to their entrance into first-class cricket, made his only first-class appearance during the 1881 season, for Hampshire against Marylebone Cricket Club. From the opening order, Abdy scored 7 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and 23 runs in the second. He became a notable Army cricketer with the Royal Artillery, Southern Division.

Abdy's brother-in-law Lothian Bonham-Carter, and nephews Stuart and Algernon Bonham-Carter, were also cricketers and distant relatives of the actress Helena Bonham Carter.

References
  1. "Abdy, Brig.-Gen. Anthony John, (26 April 1856–4 July 1924)". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  2. "No. 27427". The London Gazette. 22 April 1902. p. 2693.
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