Cyril Washbrook

Cyril Washbrook
Cyril Washbrook
Personal information
Full name Cyril Washbrook
Born 6 December 1914(1914-12-06)
Barrow, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England
Died 27 April 1999(1999-04-27) (aged 84)
Sale, Greater Manchester, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style 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
1933–1959 Lancashire
1946/47–1964 MCC
Career statistics
Competition Tests FC
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
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/25 2/8
Catches/stumpings 12/– 212/–
Source: Cricketarchive, 2 September 1964

Cyril Washbrook (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 fifty one 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]

Career

Washbrook was born in Barrow, Clitheroe, Lancashire. After being schooled at Bridgnorth Grammar School, aged 18, Washbrook went to Lancashire County Cricket Club, although it was not until two years later, in 1935, that he was fully established in the side, after scoring 1,724 runs and coming fifth in the national averages. He was selected to play his first Test in 1937, against New Zealand at The Oval.[1] However, he could only make 9 and 8 not out, and was not selected for the Australian Tests the next year.

The War then interrupted his career, with Washbrook becoming a physical training instructor in the Royal Air Force, and it was 1946-47 Ashes series, that he finally took on Australia. Hutton and Washbrook made three consecutive century stands, as Washbrook, with his cricket cap cocked in a jaunty style, became a familiar figure to cricket fans in Australia and England.

Washbrook was a strong leg side player, noted for his hooks and pulls, and was at his greatest in the late 1940s. He was made one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1947, and was awarded a benefit by Lancashire in 1948, which raised £14,000.

He was an accomplished fielder at cover, and was adored by the Old Trafford faithful.[1]

During the tour of South Africa in 1948/9 Washbrook scored 542 runs in 5 Test matches, including his highest Test score of 195 made in the second Test at Johannesburg. He shared in a 359 run partnership with Hutton which was the first wicket record at the time,[2] and remains the first wicket record for England.[3]

He was a reluctant tourist in the 1950-51 Ashes series, and was beaten many times by Australia's spinner, Jack Iverson. After the first Test of 1951 against New Zealand, he was dropped from the Test side,[1] reputedly against the wishes of his batting partner, Hutton. His average partnership with Hutton in Tests was 60.

In 1954, Washbrook was appointed Lancashire's first ever professional captain,[1] a role he held on till 1959, when he was awarded a second benefit, which raised £1,520. In 1956, Washbrook was appointed a Test selector in 1956. After England had lost the Second Test against Australia at Lord's, to go one-nil down in the five match series, the 41 year old was asked by his fellow selectors to leave the room. When he returned, they asked him if he would play in the Third Test at Headingley. Washbrook made 98, sharing a stand of 187 with Peter May, after England had been reduced to 17 for three.[1] England won the game, and Washbrook stayed in the team, scoring just 6 in the Fourth Test at Old Trafford, in which Jim Laker took his record-breaking 19 wickets as England went two-one up. The Fifth Test at The Oval saw Washbrook's last Test innings, a duck, but with the game drawn, England had won the Ashes.[1]

From 1989 to 1990, Washbrook was president of Lancashire.[1]

Wasbrook died in Sale, Greater Manchester, at the age of 84.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 182–183. ISBN 1-869833-21-X. 
  2. ^ Test matches - Highest partnership for the first wicket
  3. ^ Test matches - Highest partnerships by wicket for England

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