Harry Brook

Harry Cherrington Brook (born 22 February 1999) is an English first-class cricketer who plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club.[1] Primarily a right-handed batsman, he also bowls right-arm medium pace.

Harry Brook
Personal information
Full nameHarry Cherrington Brook
Born (1999-02-22) 22 February 1999
Airedale, Leeds West Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–presentYorkshire (squad no. 88)
First-class debut26 June 2016 Yorkshire v Pakistan A
List A debut27 May 2017 Yorkshire v South Africa A
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 28 15 16
Runs scored 1,027 343 325
Batting average 21.85 31.18 25.00
100s/50s 2/3 1/1 0/0
Top score 124 103 44
Balls bowled 247 18 6
Wickets 1 0 0
Bowling average 132.00 – –
5 wickets in innings 0 – –
10 wickets in match 0 – –
Best bowling 1/54 – –
Catches/stumpings 15/– 4/– 7/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 October 2019

Early life

Brook was born in Airedale but raised in Burley in Wharfedale. He was educated at Ilkley Grammar School, a comprehensive school in Ilkley, West Yorkshire. At the age of 14, he left having been offered a scholarship at Sedbergh School, an independent boarding school in Cumbria.[1][2][3] Journalist Alex Mason reported for the Cricketer Magazine that former professional cricketer and Sedbergh School cricket coach Martin Speight was a very big influence on Brook's career during his schooldays.[4]

Cricket career

Domestic

Harry made his first-class debut for Yorkshire against Pakistan A on 26 June 2016 at Headingley whilst still at school.[2][1][3][5] 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.[6] 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.[7][8]

He made his Twenty20 debut for Yorkshire in the 2018 t20 Blast on 5 July 2018.[9]

International

Brook captained the England under-19 cricket team in a five match youth ODI series against India in August 2017.

In December 2017, he was named as the captain of England's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[10] In England's second group fixture, against Bangladesh, he scored 102 not out, becoming the second England captain after Alastair Cook to score a century in the U19 World Cup.[11] Following England's matches in the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Brook as the rising star of the squad.[12] He was the leading run-scorer for England in the tournament, with 239 runs.[13]

References
  1. "Harry Brook". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  2. Playfair. Marshall, Ian (ed.). Playfair Cricket Annual (70th edition) (2017 ed.). London: Headline. p. 197.
  3. "Harry Brook first-class debut for Yorkshire". Sedbergh School. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. https://twitter.com/Alexhmason/status/1107217358505033728
  5. Birkinshaw, Alan (29 June 2017). "Burley's Harry Brook makes his Yorkshire debut". Wharfedale Observer. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  6. Fuller, John (20 June 2017). "Harry Brook's journey to a County Championship debut with Yorkshire". Cricket Yorkshire. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  7. "Under-19 Test Matches played by Harry Brook". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  8. "Under-19 LOI Matches played by Harry Brook". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  9. "North Group (N), Vitality Blast at Leeds, Jul 5 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  10. "Brook tasked with World Cup mood swing". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  11. "Brook century studs comprehensive England win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  12. "U19CWC Report Card: England". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  13. "ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2017/18 - England Under-19s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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