Sean Abbott Biography – Brief About His Cricketing Career

Sean Abbott Biography

Sean Anthony Abbott is an Australian cricketer from Windsor, New South Wales. He has played international white-ball cricket for Australia and is also part of the Australian squad for the 2024 series against Scotland.

Sean Abbott Biography

Sean Anthony Abbott was born on 29 February 1992 in Windsor, New South Wales, Australia. He is 32 years old as of 2024. He was born to Australian parents his father’s name is Mr. Nathan Abbott and his mother’s name is Mrs. Georgina Abbott

He has a younger brother named Breeza. He is married now and his wife’s name is Brier Abbott. He has two children a son and a daughter. Abbott went to Gilroy College in Castle Hill for his schooling.

Sean Abbott With His Wife
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He is an all-rounder who bats with his right hand. He started playing junior cricket for Baulkham Hills Cricket Club and later moved on to play grade cricket for Parramatta District.

Abbott has played for Parramatta and Sydney University in the Sydney Grade Cricket competition. He has also played for both Sydney teams in the Big Bash League. According to the reports, his current net worth is approximately INR 30 Cr. from all of his income sources.

Phillip Hughes Incident On 25 November 2014 

In a Sheffield Shield match on November 25, 2014, Abbott bowled a bouncer that hit Phillip Hughes on the neck. Sadly, Hughes passed away two days later at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney due to a tear in an artery in his neck, which caused bleeding in his brain.

Abbott was very emotional when he played on the 10th anniversary of Phil Hughes’ death. On the 4th day of the match between New South Wales and Tasmania at the Sydney Cricket Ground, there was a special tribute to Hughes, and the players stood in silence to honor him.

 

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Attribute Details
Full Name Sean Anthony Abbott
Nickname Sean
Profession Australian Professional Cricketer
Date of Birth 29 February 1992
Age (as of 2024) 32 Years Old
Family Father: Mr. Nathan Abbott
Mother: Mrs. Georgina Abbott
Siblings: Breeza
Marital Status Married
Wife’s Name Brier Abbott
Children Son – One
Daughter – One
Ethnicity American White
Educational Qualification Graduate
School Gilroy College, Castle Hill
College Sydney University
Hobbies Playing & Music
Birth Place Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
Hometown Windsor, New South Wales
Current City Windsor, New South Wales
Nationality Australian
Net Worth INR 30 Cr. {Approximately}
Social Media

Career Journey Of Sean Abbott

Sean made his List A debut for New South Wales on October 17, 2010, against Western Australia in the Ryobi One-Day Cup, but didn’t bowl or bat in the match. A year later, he made his first-class debut against South Australia at the Adelaide Oval.

In January 2015, He was named Australia’s Young Cricketer of the Year. Later that year, he was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for 10 million rupees (around 200,000 AUD) during the 2015 IPL auctions.

On 28 August 2017, the Sydney Sixers announced that Sean Abbott would stay with the team for three more seasons of the Big Bash League. He made his first-class debut for Surrey on 27 May 2021 at The Oval against Gloucestershire.

Although his time with Surrey was interrupted by injury, he re-signed with the county in 2023. In February 2022, He was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2022 Indian Premier League.

Later, in April 2022, he was also bought by the Manchester Originals for the 2022 season of The Hundred.

International Career

He made his debut in Twenty20 International cricket for Australia on October 5, 2014, against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates. Just two days later, he also made his One Day International debut, again against Pakistan in the UAE.

In 2015, Sean Abbott won the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year award at the Allan Border Medal ceremony. After a five-year break, he made his return to the Australian team in 2019, taking 2 wickets for 14 runs in a match against Pakistan.

In November 2020, he was selected for Australia’s Test squad for their series against India. In August 2023, Sean Abbott was added to the Australian squad for the T20I series against South Africa.

On September 23, 2023, he scored his first-ever half-century in an international ODI, making 54 runs off 36 balls, though Australia lost to India by 99 runs. Later that month, Abbott was selected for the 2023 ODI World Cup in India.

He made his World Cup debut on November 11, 2023, playing against Bangladesh.

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