Harry Cherrington Brook was born on 22 February 1999 and is an English international cricketer who plays for England in all three formats of the game and is the current captain of the ODI and T20I teams.
30 Facts About Harry Brook
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Harry Brook made his international debut for England in January 2022.
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Harry Brook 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 a strike rate of almost 100.
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Harry Brook was born in Keighley but raised in Burley in Wharfedale by parents David and Lucy Harry Brook.
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Harry Brook has supported several charitable endeavours, including recording a video message for Team Hope while they were fundraising for the British Heart Foundation.
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Harry Brook made his first-class debut for Yorkshire against Pakistan A on 26 June 2016 at Headingley whilst still at school.
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Harry Brook made his County Championship debut for Yorkshire against Middlesex at Lord's on 19 June 2017.
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Harry Brook's debut followed a series of three centuries scored within a fortnight for Yorkshire's second eleven.
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At international level, Harry 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.
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Harry Brook made his Twenty20 debut for Yorkshire in the 2018 t20 Blast on 5 July 2018.
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Harry Brook was signed by Northern Superchargers for The Hundred 2021 tournament.
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Harry Brook became the first player to score a century in both the IPL and the PSL.
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Harry Brook was released by Sunrisers Hyderabad in November 2023 after just one season.
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Harry Brook was named the Professional Cricketers Association's Player of the Year in 2023.
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Harry Brook was picked up by Delhi Capitals in the 2024 IPL Mini Auction which was held in December 2023 in Dubai.
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Harry Brook captained the England under-19 cricket team in a five match youth ODI series against India in August 2017.
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In December 2017, Harry Brook was named as the captain of England's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
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Harry Brook was the leading run-scorer for England in the tournament, with 239 runs.
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In January 2022, Harry Brook was named in the England's T20I squad for the series against West Indies.
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Harry Brook made his T20I debut on 26 January 2022, for England against the West Indies.
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In May 2022, Harry Brook was named in England's Test squad for their home series against New Zealand.
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In July 2022, Harry Brook was named in England's One Day International squad for their home series against India.
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Harry Brook made his Test debut on 8 September 2022, for England against South Africa.
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In September 2022, Harry Brook was named in England's squad for the 2022 Men's T20 world cup who then went on to win the tournament.
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Harry Brook made his ODI debut on 27 January 2023, for England against South Africa.
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Harry Brook completed his fourth Test century in just six Test appearances and his career average rose to above 100.
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In 2024, Harry Brook was selected for England's tour of India, but - whilst training in Dubai - requested to leave the party for personal reasons.
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Harry Brook then followed it with 87 runs off 58 balls in the fourth ODI and a 52-ball 72 in the final ODI.
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Harry Brook became the third man to score a triple century against Pakistan after Sir Garfield Sobers and David Warner During this innings, he shared an England record partnership of 454 with Joe Root.
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On 7th April, 2025, Harry Brook was named Captain of the English Cricket Team in ODI and T20I formats.