Anthony Abdy

Who was Anthony Abdy?

Brigadier-General Anthony Abdy CBE was an English soldier and cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Hampshire. He was born in Cambridge and died in La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland.

Abdy, who played for Essex prior to their entrance into first-class cricket, made his only first-class appearance during the 1881 season, for Hampshire against Marylebone Cricket Club. From the opening order, Abdy scored 7 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and 23 runs in the second.

Abdy was the son of J T Abdy, Regis Professor of Law at Cambridge and a County Court Judge. He was educated at Charterhouse, in London. He joined the Army and became a notable Army cricketer with the Royal Artillery, Southern Division.

Abdy's brother-in-law Lothian Bonham-Carter, and nephews Stuart and Algernon Bonham-Carter, were also cricketers and distant relatives of the actress Helena Bonham Carter.