Harry Cherrington Brook (born 22 February 1999) is an English cricketer who plays international cricket for England and domestic cricket for Yorkshire. Primarily a right-handed batsman, he also bowls right-arm medium pace. He made his international debut for England in January 2022.
He made an extraordinary start to his test career by amassing 809 runs in his first six test appearances having batted ten times with a career average of 80.90 and with strike rate of almost 100. Brook was part of the England cricket team that won the 2022 T20 World Cup.
Cricket career
Domestic
Brook made his first-class debut for Yorkshire against Pakistan A on 26 June 2016 at Headingley whilst still at school.He made his County Championship debut for Yorkshire against Middlesex at Lord’s on 19 June 2017. His debut followed a series of three centuries scored within a fortnight for Yorkshire’s second eleven. At international level, Brook toured India in early 2017 with the England under-19s, playing in two U-19 Tests and five U-19 LOIs against the India under-19s.
Brook made his Twenty20 debut for Yorkshire in the 2018 T20 Blast on 5 July 2018. He was signed by Northern Superchargers for The Hundred 2021 tournament.
Current ODI Match as Player and Captain for Harry Brook
Harry Brook scored an unbeaten 110 runs off 94 balls in a One Day International (ODI) match against Australia, leading England to a 46-run win. Brook’s century was his first in ODIs, and he was named player of the match.
Here’s some more information about Brook’s innings:
- Brook’s century included 13 boundaries and two sixes.
- Brook and Will Jacks put on 156 runs for the third wicket.
- Brook’s innings helped England recover from 11-2 in the first three overs.
- Rain stopped play in the 38th over, and the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern formula showed England was in front of the run-rate.
- Brook’s century helped England keep their hopes alive in the five-match series against Australia.
