Sean Anthony Abbott (born 29 February 1992) is an Australian professional
cricket
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er originally from
Windsor
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in New South Wales who has represented his country internationally. After playing in junior cricket for Baulkham Hills Cricket Club, he progressed to play grade cricket for
Parramatta District. Abbott completed his schooling at
Gilroy College
Gilroy Catholic College is a Roman Catholic comprehensive co-educational secondary day school, located in Castle Hill, in the Hills District of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The College provides a Catholic and general education for stud ...
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Castle Hill. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed.
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Domestic and T20 franchise career
He made his List A
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debut for New South Wales against Western Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground
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on 17 October 2010 in the 2010–11 Ryobi One-Day Cup
The 2010–11 Ryobi One-Day Cup was the 41st season of the National One Day Cup, the official List A domestic cricket in Australia. The season began on 6 October 2010 when Queensland Bulls played the Tasmanian Tigers.first-class cricket
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debut exactly one year later, against South Australia at the Adelaide Oval
Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the city centre and North Adelaide. The venue is predominantly used for cricket and Australian rules football, but has also played host to rugby l ...
.
Abbott has played for Parramatta and Sydney University in the Sydney Grade Cricket
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competition and both of the Sydney teams in the Big Bash League
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, the Sydney Thunder
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in the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons and the Sydney Sixers
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in 2013–14.
During a Sheffield Shield
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match on 25 November 2014, Abbott bowled a bouncer that hit Phillip Hughes
Phillip Joel Hughes (30 November 1988 – 27 November 2014) was an Australian Test and One Day International (ODI) cricketer who played domestic cricket for South Australia and Worcestershire. He was a left-handed opening batsman who play ...
on the neck. Hughes died two days later at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney
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, as a result of a vertebral artery dissection
Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is a flap-like tear of the inner lining of the vertebral artery, which is located in the neck and supplies blood to the brain. After the tear, blood enters the arterial wall and forms a blood clot, thickening t ...
, leading to subarachnoid haemorrhage. Many of the condolence messages included support for Abbott. He returned to training the day before Hughes' funeral, and returned to play against Queensland in a Sheffield Shield match starting on 8 December 2014, returning a match-winning 6/14 in Queensland's second innings.
In January 2015, Abbott was named as Australia's young cricketer of the year. Abbott was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore
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in the 2015 auctions for 10,000,000 rupees (approx 200,000 AUD).
Abbott was named the Sydney Sixers Player of the Tournament in BBL, 06 after taking 20 wickets over 10 games. He shared the award with Sixers batsmen Daniel Hughes.
On 28 August 2017 the Sixers announced that Abbott had re-signed with the club for three more editions of the Big Bash League. He played for New South Wales
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in the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup
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and took 12 wickets, the most of any player in the team.
Ahead of the 2019–20 Marsh One-Day Cup
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, Abbott was named as one of the six cricketers to watch during the tournament. In November 2020, in round four of the 2020–21 Sheffield Shield season
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, Abbott scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
In April 2021 English county Surrey
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announced the signing of Abbott as their second overseas player for the season, specifically for the T20 Vitality Blast competition and also three County Championship
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matches. He made his first class Surrey debut on 27 May 2021 at The Oval
The Oval, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Kia Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, located in the borough of Lambeth, in south London. The Oval has been the home ground of Surrey County Cricket Club since ...
against Gloucestershire.
In February 2022, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad (stylised as SunRisers Hyderabad, SRH) are a franchise cricket team based in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is owned by Kalanithi Maran of the SUN Group and was ...
in the auction
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for the 2022 Indian Premier League
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tournament. In April 2022, he was bought by the Manchester Originals for the 2022 season of The Hundred.
International career
He made his Twenty20 International
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debut for Australia against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates
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on 5 October 2014.One Day International
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debut, also against Pakistan in the UAE.Allan Border Medal
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ceremony by the CA in 2015.
In 2019, Abbott made his return to Australia's international side after a five-year hiatus, taking 2/14 off his four overs against Pakistan at Optus Stadium
Perth Stadium, currently known as Optus Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Perth, Western Australia, located in the suburb of Burswood. It was completed in late 2017 and officially opened on 21 January 2018. The s ...
. On 16 July 2020, Abbott was named in a 26-man preliminary squad of players to begin training ahead of a possible tour to England following the COVID-19 pandemic
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. On 14 August 2020, Cricket Australia
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confirmed that the fixtures would be taking place, with Abbott included in the touring party.
In November 2020, Abbott was named in Australia's Test
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squad for their series against India.
References
External links
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Sean Abbott IPL Profile
from RoyalChallengers
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abbott, Sean
1992 births
Living people
Australian cricketers
Australia One Day International cricketers
Australia Twenty20 International cricketers
Cricketers from Sydney
New South Wales cricketers
Sydney Thunder cricketers
Sydney Sixers cricketers
Royal Challengers Bangalore cricketers
Sunrisers Hyderabad cricketers
Manchester Originals cricketers
Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
Australian expatriate sportspeople in India