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<strong class="sp-player-number">10</strong> Tom Abell

When Tom Abell was appointed Captain for 2019 he became the first former Academy player to take on the role. Although he didn’t enjoy the best of form early on he came back strongly and played…

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When Tom Abell was appointed Captain for 2019 he became the first former Academy player to take on the role.

Although he didn’t enjoy the best of form early on he came back strongly and played his part in helping Somerset remain in the top flight in the Specsavers County Championship.

The top-order batsman was born and brought up in Taunton and has played right through the Somerset Age Group teams before graduating through the Somerset Academy.

He enjoyed a highly successful career at Taunton School where in 2020 he captained the 1st XI and scored 1,156 runs. He also broke many batting records which had stood for a long time and was named Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year for 2012.

Tom made his debut for Somerset 2nd XI in 2010 and in 2019 enjoyed great success in all formats of the game. He played in 23 matches and scored 1,019 runs at an average of 37.74, including two centuries.