Harry Brook blasted a best 184 not out, profile, career

Harry Brook

Harry Brook

2nd Test, ENG tour of NZL
Basin Reserve, Wellington
11am Friday, February 24 (day one of five).

Harry Brook ( Harry Cherrington Brook )

Harry Brook blasted a career-best 184 not out  Harry Brook is an international cricketer, who plays international cricket for England and domestic cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Primarily a right-handed batsman, he also bowls right-arm medium pace. He made his international debut for England in January 2022.

Harry Brook
Harry Brook

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. 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.

Brook made his first-class debut for Yorkshire against Pakistan A on 26 June 2016 at Headingley.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

In IPL 2023, Brook will play for the Sunrisers Hyderabad, who paid Rs. 13.25 crore($1.6 million).

International Career

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

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

In January 2022, Brook was named in the England’s T20I squad for the series against West Indies. He made his T20I debut on 26 January 2022, for England against the West Indies. In May 2022, Brook was named in England’s Test squad for their home series against New Zealand.

In July 2022, Brook was named in England’s One Day International (ODI) squad for their home series against India. In August 2022, he was named in England’s Test squad for their series against South Africa. He made his Test debut on 8 September 2022, for England against South Africa. 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.

He made his ODI debut on 27 January 2023, for England against South Africa.

 

Personal information

Full name Harry Cherrington Brook
Born 22 February 1999 (age 24)
Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm medium
Role Batter

International information

National side ·         England (2022–present)
Test debut (cap 707) 8 September 2022 v South Africa
Last Test 24 February 2023 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 267) 27 January 2023 v South Africa
Last ODI 1 February 2023 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
2021–present Northern Superchargers
2021/22 Hobart Hurricanes
2022 Lahore Qalandars

Career statistics

Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 6 3 20 61
Runs scored 807 86 372 3,690
Batting average 77.87 28.66 26.57 39.67
100s/50s 4/4 0/1 0/1 10/20
Top score 184* 80 81* 194
Balls bowled 993
Wickets 8
Bowling average 55.25
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/15
Catches/stumpings 4/– 0/– 10/– 48/–

 

Born: 22 February 1999 (age 24 years), Keighley, United Kingdom

Current teams: England cricket team (#88 / Batter),

Dates joined: 26 January 2022 (England cricket team),

Batting style: Right-handed

Nationality: English

Number of centuries: 3

Parents: David Brook

Bowling style of Harry Brook

Right-Arm Medium Seam

Harry Brook ICC Test Batting Ranking

31

TEAMS

England National Team

England Lions

England Under-19s

Hobart Hurricanes

Joburg Super Kings

Lahore Qalandars

Northern Superchargers (Men)

YorkshireYorkshire 2nd XI

Harry Brook shatters Vinod Kambli’s 30-year-old world record, goes past Gavaskar, other legends with breathtaking knock. Brook blasted a career-best 184 not out, his fourth Test hundred in nine innings, to propel England to an imposing 315-3 before rain brought relief for the hosts at the Basin Reserve.

The net worth of Harry Brook is around $3 million (approx INR 24 crores).

According to CricBouncer, the net worth of Harry Brook is around $3 million (approx INR 24 crores). The English batter is set to play in his first-ever IPL season, and he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for a price of INR 13.25 crores. He had a base price of INR 1.5 crores, but Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals had a bidding war for him.

Apart from IPL, Brook has earlier played in the Big Bash League for Hobart Hurricanes and Pakistan Super League for Lahore Qalandars. The salary of his Big Bash League stint is unknown, but he earned just around $40,000 (INR 32 lakh approx) per season in PSL. As compared to the other leagues, Brooks will earn a huge sum in his debut IPL stint.

Brook currently doesn’t have a full contract with the ECB but is on an incremental contract which is given to the players who are still proving their mark in international cricket. He earns around £14,500 (approx INR 14.5 Lakh) per Test and £4,500 (approx INR 4.5 Lakh) for a white-ball appearance.

Brook does not own a house of his own and still lives with his family in England, and he revealed that his mother and grandmother started crying after Sunrisers Hyderabad bought him for a huge sum.

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