Herbert Abbott (British Army officer)

Herbert Abbott (British Army officer) (born April 6, 1855) is an cricketer. Herbert Edward Stacy Abbott (6 April 1855 – 13 June 1939) was a British Army officer and an English amateur cricketer who made one appearance in first-class cricket. The son of Major-General Herbert

The son of Major-General Herbert Edward Stacy Abbott, he was born in British India at Alipore. He was educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey, before attending the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. Abbott was commissioned into the Royal Engineers on 17 August 1874, and was sent to India in 1877. He

While briefly back in England in 1902, Abbott played a single first-class cricket match, at the age of 47, for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against London County at Crystal Palace. He returned to India where he became the officiating Chief Engineer of the Public Works Department in the Punjab, 1903

Career

While briefly back in England in 1902, Abbott played a single first-class cricket match, at the age of 47, for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against London County at Crystal Palace. He returned to India where he became the officiating Chief Engineer of the Public Works Department in the Punjab, 1903

Personal Life

He died at Richmond in Surrey on 13 June 1939.

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Knowledge Platforms

• Wikipedia — Herbert Abbott (British Army officer)
• Wikidata — Q19870549