Overview
Thomas Benjamin Abell (born 5 March 1994) is an English first-class cricketer who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club. He is primarily a right-handed batter and also bowls right-arm medium pace.
Abell enjoyed a prolific record at Taunton School, where in 2012 he accumulated seven centuries and passed 50 in every innings he played, at an average of 193. He was subsequently named the 2013 Young Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year.
He made his Somerset first-class debut against Warwickshire in August 2014, scoring 95 in his first innings. Abell was appointed Somerset's County Championship skipper for the 2017 season.