(1914-12-06)6 December 1914 Barrow, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England
Died
27 April 1999(1999-04-27) (aged 84) Sale, Greater Manchester, England
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm medium
Role
Batsman
International information
National side
England
Test debut (cap 299)
14 August 1937 v New Zealand
Last Test
28 August 1956 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1933–1964
Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition
Test
First-class
Matches
37
592
Runs scored
2,569
34,101
Batting average
42.81
42.67
100s/50s
6/12
76/176
Top score
195
251*
Balls bowled
36
474
Wickets
1
7
Bowling average
33.00
44.14
5 wickets in innings
0
0
10 wickets in match
0
0
Best bowling
1/25
2/8
Catches/stumpings
12/–
212/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 August 2022
Cyril WashbrookCBE (6 December 1914 – 27 April 1999) was an English cricketer, who played for Lancashire and England. He had a long career, split by World War II, and ending when he was aged 44. Washbrook, who is most famous for opening the batting for England with Len Hutton, which he did 51 times, played a total of 592 first-class cricket matches, of which 37 were Tests. Washbrook was named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1947.[1]
^Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 182–183. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
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