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somerset australia 0 14408 10 december 1936 22 august 1881 2 england bob william abel , george abel , robert abel -lrb- sons wilkinson -rrb- -lrb- great-nephew -rrb- , tom abel , 13/0 587/0 1881 -- 1904 1888 30 november 1857 right-arm off-break nottinghamshire 0 0 england england stockwell , london , england surrey 5 0 3 right-hand batsman ranji 1897 page 423 abel at the wicket.jpg bobby abel 1902 robert abel surrey rotherhithe , surrey , england test fc true 21 july '' the gov ` nor '' 16 july australia first-class http://www.cricketarchive.com/archive/players/0/107/107.html cricket archive 1904 744 33128 1857 11 30 yes 1888 0 263 24 july surrey 2/2 74/145 13 627 4 bobby abel

bobby abel

robert abel -lrb- 30 november 1857 -- 10 december 1936 -rrb- , nicknamed `` the guv ` nor '' , was a surrey and england opening batsman who was one of the most prolific run-getters in the early years of the county championship .
he was the first england player to `` carry his bat '' -- opening the batting and remaining not out at the end of an innings -- through a test innings , and the first player to score 2000 runs in consecutive seasons -- which he did each season from 1895 to 1902 .
in 1899 for surrey against somerset at the oval , abel carried his bat through an innings of 811 , the highest total for which this feat has been achieved .
his 357 * in that innings remains a surrey record , and was the highest score made at the oval until len hutton scored 364 in 1938 .
abel also played a record number of first-class matches in a season -- 41 in 1902 .
abel was physically small , tall and slimly built .
he suffered in the later part of his career from serious vision problems that could have handicapped him against fast bowling ; however , his ability to produce eccentric , unorthodox cross-batted strokes -- particularly the pull around his legs -- complemented with determination and stamina , brought abel success even on difficult pitches , and made him popular with the public .
