Walter Horatio Westbrook (21 November 1827 – 3 January 1897) was an Australian

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er, who played two

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matches for

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. He has the distinction of having played in the first ever first-class cricket match in Australia. Walter Westbrook died on 3 January 1897 in Launceston,

at the age of 69.

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* 1827 births 1897 deaths Colony of Tasmania people Australian cricketers Tasmania cricketers Cricketers from Hobart {{Australia-cricket-bio-1820s-stub