Robert Abel ('The Guvnor') was an English cricketer. He was born in 1857 at Rotherhithe and died in 1936. He played for Surrey, first playing for Surrey in 1881, and for England as an opening batsman until failing eyesight forced him to retire in 1903 (or possibly 1908). During his career he scored 70 separate centuries, scored 132 not-out in a test match at Sydney, and his highest score of 357 not-out for Surrey against Somerset in May 1899. In August 1899 he and his partner, Hayward, scored 448 against Yorkshire at The Oval and in each of the seasons between 1895 and 1902 he compiled over 2000 runs. Research Robert Abel
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