Abraham Bass (23 February 1804 – 15 August 1882) was an English cricketer known as 'the father of Midland cricket'. Burton-upon-Trent: Social and cultural activities, A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 9: Burton-upon-Trent (2003), pp. 147–156. Retrieved 7 November 2009 He played first-class cricket for the North in 1840 and 1841 and for Nottinghamshire in 1843.
