James Middlebrook
English cricketer (born 1977)
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James Middlebrook (born 13 May 1977)[1] is a former English first-class cricketer, who last played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club on a short-term contract. He played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling off spin. Since retiring from professional cricket Middlebrook has become an umpire, standing in first-class matches from the 2017 season onwards.[2]
Middlebrook in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | James Daniel Middlebrook | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 May 1977 Leeds, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Dog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2001 | Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2009 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Northamptonshire (squad no. 7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Umpiring information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WODIs umpired | 2 (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WT20Is umpired | 7 (2024–2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 January 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
Middlebrook was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, and made his first-class debut in the 1998 English cricket season with Yorkshire, but was released by them in 2001.[1] From 2002 to 2008 he plied his trade with Essex, taking 32 first-class wickets and 20 one day wickets. Middlebrook joined Northamptonshire at the start of the 2010 season,[3] where he regularly opened the batting. In January 2010, Middlebrook along with new team-mate David Sales, was picked to represent the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Durham in Abu Dhabi.[4] Despite being Northants leading runscorer in the 2014 season, Middlebrook was released following the club's relegation to Division Two of the County Championship.[5] He was signed by Yorkshire on a short-term contract as cover for Adil Rashid whilst the leg-spinner was part of England's tour party in the West Indies.
