Harry Brook
Personal information
Full name
Harry Cherrington Brook
Born (1999-02-22) 22 February 1999
Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 707)8 September 2022 v South Africa
Last Test27 July 2023 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 267)27 January 2023 v South Africa
Last ODI8 November 2023 v Netherlands
ODI shirt no.88
T20I debut (cap 92)26 January 2022 v West Indies
Last T20I5 September 2023 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.88
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–presentYorkshire
2021–presentNorthern Superchargers
2021/22Hobart Hurricanes
2022Lahore Qalandars
2023Sunrisers Hyderabad
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 12 10 24 68
Runs scored 1,181 251 494 4,248
Batting average 62.15 25.10 29.05 40.84
100s/50s 4/7 0/2 0/2 11/24
Top score 186 80 81* 194
Balls bowled 84 – – 1,077
Wickets 1 – – 9
Bowling average 37.00 – – 53.22
5 wickets in innings 0 – – 0
10 wickets in match 0 – – 0
Best bowling 1/25 – – 3/15
Catches/stumpings 9/– 1/– 13/– 53/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 October 2023

Harry Cherrington Brook (born 22 February 1999) is an English cricketer who plays international cricket for England and domestic cricket for Yorkshire.[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]

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.[4][5] Brook was part of the England cricket team that won the 2022 T20 World Cup.

Early life

Brook was born in Keighley but raised in Burley in Wharfedale. His family were active in club cricket.[6]

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, a private boarding school in Cumbria.[2][7][8] 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.[9]

Brook has supported several charitable endeavours, including recording a video message for Team Hope while they were fundraising for the British Heart Foundation.

Cricket career

Domestic

Brook made his first-class debut for Yorkshire against Pakistan A on 26 June 2016 at Headingley whilst still at school.[7][2][8][10] 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.[11] 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.[12][13]

Brook made his Twenty20 debut for Yorkshire in the 2018 t20 Blast on 5 July 2018.[14] He was signed by Northern Superchargers for The Hundred 2021 tournament.[15]

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 as his team made a 197 total. It was his maiden T20 century, becoming the youngest ever centurion in the Pakistan Super League.[16]

In April 2022, Brook was bought by the Northern Superchargers for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[17]

In South Africa's new SA20 competition, Brook will play for the Johannesburg Super Kings (JSK), who paid R2.3 million for his services.[18]

In December 2022, Brook was bought for the first time by Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹ 13.25 crore (about £1,300,000 at 2023 exchange rates), to play for them in the 2023 Indian Premier League.[19] On 14 April 2023, he scored his maiden century in IPL, against Kolkata Knight Riders.[20] He also became the first player to score a century in both the IPL and the PSL.[21]He was released by Sunrisers Hyderabad in November 2023 after just one season.[22]

He was named the Professional Cricketers Association's Player of the Year in 2023.[23]

He was picked up by Delhi Capitals in 2024 IPL Mini Auction which was held on 19th December,2023 in Dubai. [24]

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.[25] 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.[26] Following England's matches in the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Brook as the rising star of the squad.[27] He was the leading run-scorer for England in the tournament, with 239 runs.[28]

In January 2022, Brook was named in the England's T20I squad for the series against West Indies.[29] He made his T20I debut on 26 January 2022, for England against the West Indies.[30] In May 2022, Brook was named in England's Test squad for their home series against New Zealand.[31] In July 2022, Brook was named in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for their home series against India.[32] In August 2022, he was named in England's Test squad for their series against South Africa.[33] He made his Test debut on 8 September 2022, for England against South Africa.[34] 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.

He was included in the Test and T20I squads of the English cricket team in Pakistan in 2022–23. During the first Test in Rawalpindi, he top scored in both innings, notching up his first Test century of 153 runs in the first innings and 87 in the second, helping to set up England for their win on the final day.[35] He made his ODI debut on 27 January 2023, for England against South Africa.[36]

In February 2023, during the second and final test match against New Zealand at Basin Reserve, he became the first batter to reach 800 test runs in just nine innings and his tally of 800 runs came off after facing just 803 deliveries in his test career.[37] In test matches, only Sunil Gavaskar (912 runs) and Sir Donald Bradman (862 runs) made more runs in their first six appearances.[38]

He registered his career best test score of 186 which came off just 174 deliveries including 24 fours and 5 sixes during the test match with a strike rate of 105.68 where he alongside Joe Root rescued England by lifting England from a precarious position of 21/3 to a total of 435/8 before the declaration. He and Root added crucial 302 runs for the fourth wicket before the former being undone by Matt Henry. Following his dismissal, he made history by being the leading run-scorer in test cricket after their first nine test innings with tally of 809 runs surpassing the previous record held by Vinod Kambli of India who had made 792 runs in 9 innings.[39] His partnership with Root also broke the record for the highest ever partnership by an English pair against New Zealand in New Zealand for any wicket as the previous record was held by Andrew Flintoff and Graham Thorpe who had combined for a 282 run partnership.[40] Brook completed his fourth Test century in just six Test appearances and his career average rose to above 100.[41][42]

In the third Test of the 2023 Ashes, Brook scored 75 to help England win the Test match.[43] In this innings he became the fastest (by balls faced) to 1000 runs.[44]

International centuries

List of Test centuries scored by Harry Brook[45]
No. Score Opponent Venue Date Result Ref
1 153  PakistanRawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi1 December 2022Won[46]
2 108  PakistanMultan Cricket Stadium, Multan9 December 2022Won[47]
3 111  PakistanNational Stadium, Karachi17 December 2022Won [48]
4 186  New ZealandBasin Reserve, Wellington24 February 2023Lost[49]

References

  1. ↑ "Harry's time will surely come again". 3 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Harry Brook". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Harry Brook profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Believe the hype: Harry Brook is heading where few have gone before". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Harry Brook batting bowling stats, averages and cricket statistics, 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Harry Brook: From Burley to his Yorkshire CCC debut". Cricketyorkshire.com. 5 September 2022.
  7. 1 2 Playfair. Marshall, Ian (ed.). Playfair Cricket Annual (70th edition) (2017 ed.). London: Headline. p. 197.
  8. 1 2 "Harry Brook first-class debut for Yorkshire". Sedbergh School. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Brook No Argument". 28 September 2018.
  10. ↑ Birkinshaw, Alan (29 June 2017). "Burley's Harry Brook makes his Yorkshire debut". Wharfedale Observer. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  11. ↑ Fuller, John (20 June 2017). "Harry Brook's journey to a County Championship debut with Yorkshire". Cricket Yorkshire. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Under-19 Test Matches played by Harry Brook". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "Under-19 LOI Matches played by Harry Brook". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "North Group (N), Vitality Blast at Leeds, Jul 5 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "The Hundred 2021 - full squad lists". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  16. ↑ "Yorkshire sensation Brook makes Pakistan Super League history". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  17. ↑ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  18. ↑ "Live report - SA20 player auction". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  19. ↑
  20. ↑ "Harry Brook smashes maiden IPL century against Kolkata at Eden Gardens". The National News. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  21. ↑ Tyagi, Abhinav (14 April 2023). "Harry Brook becomes the first player to score a century in PSL and IPL". Crictoday. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  22. ↑ "Sunrisers Hyderabad full list of players retained, released and traded ahead of IPL 2024 auction". The Hindu Sportstar. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  23. ↑ "Harry Brook and Tammy Beaumont named PCA players of the year". Msn.com. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  24. ↑ "Delhi Capitals squad for 2024 IPL". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  25. ↑ "Brook tasked with World Cup mood swing". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  26. ↑ "Brook century studs comprehensive England win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  27. ↑ "U19CWC Report Card: England". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  28. ↑ "ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2017/18 - England Under-19s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  29. ↑ "Harry Brook added to England T20I squad as cover for Sam Billings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  30. ↑ "3rd T20I (D/N), Bridgetown, Jan 26 2022, England tour of West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  31. ↑ "James Anderson & Stuart Broad recalled by England for New Zealand Tests". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  32. ↑ "Richard Gleeson wins first England call-up for T20Is against India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  33. ↑ "England v South Africa: Ollie Robinson recalled for first two Tests". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  34. ↑ "3rd Test, The Oval, September 08 - 12, 2022, South Africa tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  35. ↑ "Relive England's incredible final day in Rawalpindi". BBC Sport. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  36. ↑ "1st ODI (D/N), Bloemfontein, January 27, 2023, England tour of South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  37. ↑ Gardner, Ben (24 February 2023). "Harry Brook Is Proof Of A Game That Will Live Forever". Wisden. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  38. ↑ Witney, Katya (24 February 2023). "Is Harry Brook's The Best Start To A Test Career Ever?". Wisden. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  39. ↑ "Harry Brook shatters Vinod Kambli's 30-year-old world record, goes past Gavaskar, other legends with breathtaking knock". Hindustan Times. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  40. ↑ "Harry Brook rates latest Test carnage his best so far". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  41. ↑ "Brook & Root tons put England in dominant position". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  42. ↑ Daanyal Saeed (25 February 2023). "Englishman Harry Brook is rewriting cricket's record books". News. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  43. ↑ "3rd Test 2023 Ashes". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  44. ↑ "Ashes: England's Harry Brook becomes fastest batter to 1000 runs in Test cricket". India Today. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  45. ↑ "Harry Brook Test centuries". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  46. ↑ "1st Test: Pakistan v England at Rawalpindi, Dec 1-5, 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  47. ↑ "2nd Test: Pakistan v England at Multan, Dec 9-13, 2022,". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  48. ↑ "PAK vs ENG, England in Pakistan 2022/23, 3rd Test at Karachi, December 17 - 20, 2022 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  49. ↑ "1st Test, England tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Feb 24-28 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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