Willie Middlebrook

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Willie Middlebrook was a first class cricketer who played 17 matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1888 and 1889. He also appeared for Lord Hawke's XI (1889) and Louis Hall's Yorkshire XI (1891) in first class games.

He was born on May 23, 1858 in Middlethorpe, Morley and died there on April 26, 1919.

A right arm fast bowler, he took 54 wickets in all matches at 19.83 with a best of 5 for 59 against Cambridge University, his only five wicket haul. He scored 96 runs at just 4.36 with a best of 19* also against Cambridge University. He also took 20 catches in the field.