Alan Brodrick (born 31 Jan 1702; died 8 June 1747) succeeded his father Alan Brodrick senior as Viscount Midleton on 29 August 1728. He in turn was succeeded by his son George. The title is still extant and is today held by another Alan Brodrick. Events March 8 - William III died; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... The titles of Baron Midleton and Viscount Midleton in the Peerage of Ireland were created in 1715 and 1717 respectively for Alan Brodrick, the Lord Chancellor of Ireland. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... Events Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala Births January 9 - Thomas Warton, English poet (d. ...

Brodrick was a Commissioner of the Customs and subsequently Joint Comptroller of the army accounts.

Before he succeeded his father, Alan Brodrick made his mark as a cricket patron by arranging major matches against his friend Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond. See 1727 English cricket season. A cricket match in progress. ... Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, 2nd Duke of Lennox (May 18, 1701–August 8, 1750) was the son of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond. ...

Reference

The 1727 Cricket Match