28 Facts About Tom Abell

Thomas Benjamin Abell was born on 5 March 1994 and is an English first-class cricketer who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club.

Tom Abell enjoyed a prolific cricket record while at Taunton School, where in 2012 he accumulated seven centuries and passed 50 in every innings he played at an average of 193, and he was named 2013 Young Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year.

Tom Abell made his Somerset first-class debut against Warwickshire in August 2014, scoring 95 in his first innings.

Tom Abell was appointed Somerset's County Championship skipper for the 2017 season.

Tom Abell was born in Taunton, and educated at the independent Taunton School.

Tom Abell made his debut for the Taunton School's 1st XI side aged 14, where he became the youngest cricketer at the school to reach the 1000-run landmark at the age of just 16.

Tom Abell's performances led him to be named 2013 Young Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year, and received the Wetherell Award, presented by The Cricket Society to the leading all rounder in School's Cricket, in 2012.

Tom Abell played extensively for Somerset's youth teams, appearing at Under-14, Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 level.

Tom Abell made his senior club cricket debut for Taunton in the 2009 season, aged just 15, scoring an unbeaten 22.

At the age of 17, Tom Abell scored 150 in a losing cause as he attempted to chase down a total in excess of 300 against Warminster, in 2013 he scored 768 runs for Taunton at an average of 76.80 and followed this up, in 2014 with 770 runs for Taunton in the West of England Premier League, with a highest score of 185* at an average of 128.33 as he helped the club earn promotion.

Tom Abell made his first appearances for the Somerset Second XI in 2010, Tom Abell was named Second XI player of the year in 2013, after he amassed 1,234 runs at an average of 40.13, including four centuries and five scores of 50 or more.

Tom Abell made his Somerset first-class debut against Warwickshire in August 2014, having been called up to the team as a late replacement for the county's overseas player Alviro Petersen who had suffered a knee injury.

Tom Abell scored 95 in his first innings, and was the last man out for Somerset with the total on 286, narrowly missing out on the becoming the first Somerset-born player, since Harold Gimblett in 1935, to score a century on their County Championship debut.

Tom Abell maintained his place in the Somerset side until the end of the season scoring two further half-centuries, scoring exactly 50 against Middlesex, and 75 in Somerset's final match of the season away at champions Yorkshire, he finished the season with 292 runs at an average of 41.

Tom Abell's season began poorly with a second ball duck in Somerset's opening match against the Durham MCC University side.

In early June 2015, Tom Abell was awarded a new four-year contract extension with Somerset.

On 15 June 2015, Tom Abell carried his bat through Somerset's innings against Nottinghamshire scoring 76 from 150 balls out of the Somerset's total of 200.

Tom Abell scored a further half century in Somerset's successful fourth innings chase of 401, the second highest in the county's history, to record his first victory in a Somerset shirt.

Tom Abell followed this up with a further half century away at Hampshire in Somerset's next Championship game, and scored an unbeaten 21 to guide Somerset to a nine-wicket victory.

On 29 July 2015, Tom Abell made his list A debut for Somerset against Durham, scoring 23 in Somerset's seven wicket defeat.

Tom Abell made his maiden list A half century against Yorkshire, scoring 80 from 112 balls as Somerset chased down 178 to win by six wickets.

Somerset were knocked out of the 2015 Royal London One-Day Cup in the group stage, with Tom Abell scoring 202 runs in the competition at an average of 33.

Tom Abell scored 131 from 203 balls, in a partnership of 272 with Marcus Trescothick.

Tom Abell ended the season with 726 runs in the Championship at an average of 36, with one century and five half centuries.

The 2016 season saw Tom Abell continue to open in the County Championship with Marcus Trescothick with the club's new captain, former Australian Test match opener, Chris Rogers signed by the club to bat at number 3.

Tom Abell batted at number 5, scoring seven runs before being dismissed by Liam Dawson.

On 21 December 2016, Tom Abell was appointed Somerset County Cricket Club captain ahead of the 2017 season.

In February 2023, Tom Abell was named in England's One Day International and Twenty20 International squad for their series against Bangladesh.