George Abell (civil servant)

George Abell
Abell in 1964.
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 75
Runs scored 2,674
Batting average 24.75
100s/50s 4/8
Top score 210
Balls bowled 3
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 97/35
Source: CricketArchive, 15 April 2023

Sir George Edmond Brackenbury Abell KCIE OBE (22 June 1904 – 11 January 1989) was an English civil servant and cricketer. Although his civil service career was the more significant, he was an excellent all-round sportsman, who won Blues for Oxford at cricket, rugby union and hockey as well as playing county cricket for Worcestershire. He was born in Worcester, and died at the age of 84 in Ramsbury, Wiltshire.