Harry Cherrington Brook (born 22 February 1999) is an English international cricketer who plays international cricket for England and domestic cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club.[1][2] Primarily a right-handed batsman, he also bowls right-arm medium pace. He made his international debut for England in January 2022.[3]

Harry Brook

Brook celebrates after scoring a century for Yorkshire in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Harry Cherrington Brook
Born	(1999-02-22) 22 February 1999 (age 23) Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	England
Only Test (cap 707)	8 September 2022 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 92)	26 January 2022 v West Indies
Last T20I	13 November 2022 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2016–present	Yorkshire (squad no. 88)
2021–present	Northern Superchargers
2021/22	Hobart Hurricanes
2022	Lahore Qalandars
Career statistics
Competition Test T20I FC LA Matches 1 17 57 15 Runs scored 12 348 3,079 343 Batting average 12.00 29.00 35.80 31.18 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 7/17 1/1 Top score 12 81* 194 103 Balls bowled – – 993 18 Wickets – – 8 0 Bowling average – – 55.25 – 5 wickets in innings – – 0 – 10 wickets in match – – 0 – Best bowling – – 3/15 – Catches/stumpings 1/– 10/– 45/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 November 2022

Early life

Brook was born in Keighley 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.[2][4][5] 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.[6]

Cricket career

Domestic

Brook made his first-class debut for Yorkshire against Pakistan A on 26 June 2016 at Headingley whilst still at school.[4][2][5][7] 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.[8] 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.[9][10]

Brook made his Twenty20 debut for Yorkshire in the 2018 t20 Blast on 5 July 2018.[11] He was signed by Northern Superchargers for The Hundred 2021 tournament.[12]

In 2022, Brook was signed by Lahore Qalandars. In match against Islamabad United, Brook came to bat when Lahore was 12-3 and scored an unbeaten 102 off 49 balls to power his team to a massive 197 total. It was his maiden t20 ton and he became youngest ever centurion in Pakistan Super League.^{[citation needed]}

In April 2022, Brook was bought by the Northern Superchargers for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[13]

In South Africa's new SA20 competition, Brook will play for the Johannesburg Super Kings (JSK), who paid R2.3 million for his services.[14]

International

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

In December 2017, Brook was named as the captain of England's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[15] 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.[16] Following England's matches in the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Brook as the rising star of the squad.[17] He was the leading run-scorer for England in the tournament, with 239 runs.[18]

In January 2022, Brook was named in the England's T20I squad for the series against West Indies.[19] He made his T20I debut on 26 January 2022, for England against the West Indies.[20] In May 2022, Brook was named in England's Test squad for their home series against New Zealand.[21] In July 2022, Brook was named in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for their home series against India.[22] In August 2022, he was named in England's Test squad for their series against South Africa.[23] He made his Test debut on 8 September 2022, for England against South Africa.[24] In September 2022, Brook was named in England's squad for the 2022 Men's T20 world cup who then went on to win the tournament.

References

External links

• Harry Brook at ESPNcricinfo