John Abrahams
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| Batting style | Left-handed batsman (RHB) | |
| Bowling type | Right arm off break | |
| First-class | List A | |
| Matches | 252 | 215 |
| Runs scored | 10059 | 3759 |
| Batting average | 29.76 | 25.06 |
| 100s/50s | 14/53 | 1/19 |
| Top score | 201* | 103* |
| Balls bowled | 5695 | 1184 |
| Wickets | 56 | 23 |
| Bowling average | 50.19 | 39.52 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | N/A |
| Best bowling | 3/27 | 2/11 |
| Catches/stumpings | 162/- | 70/- |
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Debut: August 25, 1973 |
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John Abrahams is a First class and List A cricketer. He was born on 21st July 1952 in Salt River, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa and is a left handed batsman and right arm off break bowler. His brothers Basil and Peter Abrahams and his late father Cec Abrahams were also cricketers.
He played for Lancashire County Cricket Club from 1973 to 1988 and also appeared for the Minor Counties in 1974 and Shropshire from 1989 to 1991. He was awarded his Lancashire Cap in 1982 and captained Lancashire in 1984 and 1985. He famously won the man of the match award in the Benson and Hedges Cup final at Lords in 1984 for his captaincy, despite not bowling and scoring a duck. He was awarded a benefit season in 1988 which raised 52,500 pounds.
He scored 14 first class hundreds, with a best of 201 not out against Warwickshire. His solitary one day century, 103*, came against Somerset.
