Thomas Abraham (cricketer)

Thomas Smyth Abraham (19 June 1838 – 14 December 1873) was an English first-class cricketer.

This article is about the cricketer. For other people, see Thomas Abraham (disambiguation).
Thomas Abraham
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Smyth Abraham
Born19 June 1838
Exeter, Devon, England
Died14 December 1873(1873-12-14) (aged 35)
Algiers, Alger, Algeria
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 9
Batting average 4.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 9
Balls bowled 88
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 July 2014

Life

Born at Exeter, Devon, he was the son of Richard Thomas Abraham of the city. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford in 1856, graduating B.A. in 1861. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1865.[1]

Abraham died at Algiers in French Algeria, on 14 December 1873.[2]

Cricket

Abraham's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He made one appearance in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England against Cambridge University in 1870 at Fenner's, Cambridge.[3] He batted twice in the match, scoring 9 runs in the Gentlemen's first-innings, before he was dismissed by Walter Money, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for a duck by the same bowler. He also bowled a total of 22 overs across the match, which ended in a draw, despite the Gentlemen being asked to follow-on.[4]


References
  1. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Abraham, Thomas Smyth" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  2. "Exeter College.-Deaths of Old Members". The Hour. 7 January 1874. p. 7.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Abraham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  4. "Cambridge University v Gentlemen of England, 1870". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
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