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Bobby Abel

502 to win: The glory of the Golden Age

The period between 1890 and 1914 was like any other era, with almost the same mix of dashing daredevilry with the bat and methodically precise stonewalling.

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Bobby Abel and his habit of carrying the bat

This is the story of Bobby Abel, “The Guv’nor”, a truly Homeric colossus who bestrode the cricket world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Bobby Abel: 16 interesting facts about the former England opening batsman

Bobby Abel was a former England right-hand top-order batsman who was amongst the most popular cricketers of his generation.

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