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Bobby Abel — Surrey's 'Guv'nor' Through the 1900s

Surrey, England

1904-08-31

Bobby Abel — the small, severely short-sighted Surrey opener known throughout the south of England as 'the Guv'nor' — was the most prolific professional batter of the late 1890s and continued as Surrey's senior batter through the first four seasons of the new century. He had carried his bat for 357 not out against Somerset at the Oval in 1899, then the highest first-class score on an English ground, and remained Surrey's leading run-getter until cataracts forced his retirement in 1904.

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Bobby Abel's 357* — Surrey's Record Stands at the Oval, 1899

Surrey v Somerset

1899-05-29

From 29 to 31 May 1899, Surrey's 41-year-old opener Bobby Abel batted across most of two days at The Oval to score 357 not out against Somerset, carrying his bat through Surrey's innings of 811. It remains, more than 125 years later, Surrey's highest individual score and the highest by anyone carrying their bat in first-class cricket. Surrey won by an innings and 379.

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