Harry Cherrington Brook (born 22 February 1999) is an English international

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er who plays international cricket for

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and domestic cricket for

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. Primarily a right-handed

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, he also bowls right-arm

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. He made his international debut for England in January 2022.

Early life

Brook was born in

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but raised in

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. His family were active in club cricket. He was educated at Ilkley Grammar School, a comprehensive school in

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. At the age of 14, he left having been offered a scholarship at

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, an

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boarding school in

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. 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.

Cricket career

Domestic

Brook made his first-class debut for Yorkshire against

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on 26 June 2016 at

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whilst still at school. He made his

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debut for Yorkshire against

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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

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debut for Yorkshire in the

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on 5 July 2018. He was signed by

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for The Hundred 2021 tournament. In 2022, Brook was signed by

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. In match against

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, 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

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. In April 2022, Brook was bought by the

for the 2022 season of The Hundred. 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

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, Brook will play for the

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, who paid Rs. 13.25 crore($1.6 million).

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. In England's second group fixture, against Bangladesh, he scored 102

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, becoming the second England captain after

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to score a century in the U19 World Cup. Following England's matches in the tournament, the

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(ICC) named Brook as the rising star of the squad. He was the leading run-scorer for England in the tournament, with 239 runs. 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

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. In May 2022, Brook was named in England's

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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

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. 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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brook, Harry 1999 births English cricketers England Twenty20 International cricketers England Test cricketers Living people Cricketers from Keighley Yorkshire cricketers People educated at Ilkley Grammar School People educated at Sedbergh School English cricketers of the 21st century Northern Superchargers cricketers Hobart Hurricanes cricketers