John Abercrombie (6 March 1817 – 20 August 1892) was an English

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er. Abercrombie's

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style is unknown. While attending the

Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Gonville and Caius College, often referred to simply as Caius ( ), is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1348, it is the fourth-oldest of the University of Cambridge's 31 colleges and one of th ...

, Abercrombie made a single

appearance for

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against

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in 1838. He was absent injured in Cambridge University's first-innings, but did return for their second-innings, where he was dismissed for a

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. The fixture was won by Oxford University by 98 runs. Prior to Cambridge Abercrombie, attended

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. He died at

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on 20 August 1892.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abercrombie, John 1817 births 1892 deaths Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge English cricketers Cambridge University cricketers