Cyril Washbrook

Cyril Washbrook 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.

6 December 1914

Born on the same birth day (6 December): Arnaldo Mesa • Britt Assombalonga • Craig Newmark • George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle • Hans Molisch • Keke Rosberg • Manuel Reuter • Matt Niskanen • Naozumi Takahashi • R. P. Singh • Sandra Nurmsalu

Born in the same month (December 1914): Albert Tucker (artist) • Bert Parks • Billy Tipton • Claude Renoir • Floyd Tillman • Harry F. Byrd Jr. • Herbert Reinecker • Irving Fine • Karl Carstens • Mary Logan Reddick • O. Winston Link • Pops Staples • Ralph Marterie • Rosalyn Tureck