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Cyril Washbrook
Washbrook in 1951
Personal information
Full name
Cyril Washbrook
Born(1914-12-06)6 December 1914
Barrow, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England
Died27 April 1999(1999-04-27) (aged 84)
Sale, Greater Manchester, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
  • England
Test debut (cap 299)14 August 1937 v New Zealand
Last Test28 August 1956 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1933–1964Lancashire
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 Washbrook CBE (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]

  1. ^ Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 182–183. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.

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