James Middlebrook holds up the new Kookaburra ball after 80 overs, Middlesex vs Glamorgan, County Championship, Division Two, April 8, 2024

James Middlebrook holds up the new Kookaburra ball after 80 overs

James Middlebrook struck twice in an over, Middlesex v Yorkshire, County Championship, Division One, Lord's, 2nd day, September 10, 2015
James Middlebrook struck twice in an over••Getty Images
James Middlebrook was bowled by Toby Roland-Jones, Northamptonshire v Middlesex, County Championship, Division One, Wantage Road, May 18, 2014
James Middlebrook was bowled by Toby Roland-Jones••Getty Images
James Middlebrook stemmed Durham's progress with four wickets, Northamptonshire v Durham, County Championship Division One, Northampton, 3rd day, April 15, 2014
James Middlebrook stemmed Durham's progress with four wickets••Getty Images
Gareth Cross completes the run out of James Middlebrook, Northamptonshire v Lancashire, County Championship, Division Two, Wantage Road, 1st day, July 8, 2013
Gareth Cross completes the run out of James Middlebrook••PA Photos
James Middlebrook's 5th first-class hundred gave Northamptonshire a 54-run lead, Surrey v Northamptonshire, County Championship, Division two, The Oval, April 10, 2011
James Middlebrook's 5th first-class hundred gave Northamptonshire a 54-run lead••PA Photos
Lashings' Essex quartet (l-r) Grant Flower, Graham Napier, Ryan ten Doeschate and James Middlebrook at the Antigua Independence Festival, Stanford Oval, November 2005
Lashings' Essex quartet (l-r) Grant Flower, Graham Napier, Ryan ten Doeschate and James Middlebrook••Stephen Thorpe/ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Lancashire v Yorkshire, Good Hope Challenge, Newlands , 31 March 2001
Middlebrook , Guy and Dawson celebrate for Yorkshire••John Dawson/Photo by John Dawson
James Middlebrook in action on his return to first-class cricket, Yorkshire v Warwickshire, County Championship Division One, Headingley, 1st day, April 26, 2015
James Middlebrook in action on his return to first-class cricket••Getty Images
James Middlebrook made a patient half-century, Yorkshire v Northamptonshire, County Championship, Division One, Headingley, 3rd day, April 22, 2014
James Middlebrook made a patient half-century••Getty Images
James Middlebrook gave Northants a strong start, Northamptonshire v Durham County Championship Division One, Northampton, 2nd day, April 14, 2014
James Middlebrook gave Northants a strong start••Getty Images
James Middlebrook hits out on the way to a half-century, Northamptonshire v Derbyshire, County Championship, Division Two, Northampton, August 22, 2012
James Middlebrook hits out on the way to a half-century••PA Photos
Second slip Owais Shah catches James Middlebrook, Middlesex v Essex, Lord's, June 6, 2008
Second slip Owais Shah catches James Middlebrook••ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Pictured at the April 2001 Yorkshire CCC Photocall
James Middlebrook Portrait 2001••Paul McGregor/ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Mike Smethurst pumps his fists after picking up the wicket of Middlebrook, PPP healthcare County Championship Division One, 2000, Lancashire v Yorkshire, Old Trafford, Manchester, 29Jun-02Jul 2000 (Day 1).
Mike Smethurst pumps his fists after picking up the wicket of Middlebrook.••John Dawson/Photo by John Dawson