Neal Abberley

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Neal Abberley

|image=Neal Abberley.png

| country = England

| fullname = Robert Neal Abberley

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1944|4|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Stechford, Birmingham, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|8|8|1944|4|22|df=yes}}

| death_place = Solihull, Warwickshire, England

| nickname =

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = Batsman

| club1 = Warwickshire

| year1 = {{nowrap|1964–1979}}

| type1 = FC

| debutdate1 = 13 May

| debutyear1 = 1964

| debutfor1 = Warwickshire

| debutagainst1 = Cambridge University

| lastdate1 = 22 June

| lastyear1 = 1979

| lastfor1 = Warwickshire

| lastagainst1 = Yorkshire

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 261

| runs1 = 10,082

| bat avg1 = 24.47

| 100s/50s1 = 3/60

| top score1 = 117*

| deliveries1 = 474

| wickets1 = 5

| bowl avg1 = 58.80

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 2/19

| catches/stumpings1= 171/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 133

| runs2 = 2,350

| bat avg2 = 21.17

| 100s/50s2 = 1/10

| top score2 = 113*

| deliveries2 = 490

| wickets2 = 11

| bowl avg2 = 34.81

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 2/26

| catches/stumpings2= 33/–

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27385/27385.html CricketArchive

| date = 9 August

| year = 2011

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Robert Neal Abberley (22 April 1944 – 8 August 2011) was an English first-class cricketer. A stalwart county player,[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/neal-abberley-cricketer-who-served-warwickshire-as-player-and-coach-for-nearly-50-years-2338613.html Independent obituary] he was a right-handed batsman and occasional right arm medium pace bowler.

He was born in Stechford, Birmingham and educated at Saltley Grammar School. He played for his native Warwickshire from 1964 to 1979.

He had a modest batting record (he averaged under 25 as a specialist batsman), and played over 250 times for the "Bears". He made 3 first-class hundreds, with a best of 117 not out against Essex and scored his only one day hundred, 113 not out, against Hampshire.

He moved into coaching in 1980 after retiring from the game, initially as Warwickshire's Second XI coach and later with a 'roving brief' at all levels in the club.{{cite web|url=http://blog.thecricketer.com/?p=29130&WLPageID=1407 |title=The Cricketer.com - Home of TheCricketer Magazine |publisher=Blog.thecricketer.com |date=2015-06-30 |accessdate=2016-01-03}} He was particularly involved in the development of Ian Bell and the England team wore black armbands in his honour during the Test against India at Edgbaston in the days following his death.