Harry Brook gets to this milestone in First-Class cricket
What's the story
England's batting sensation Harry Brook has crossed the 6,000-run mark in First-Class cricket. The right-handed batsman achieved this milestone with a century on Day 3 of the 2nd Test against India at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Brook entered the game, requiring 54 runs to reach the landmark. Over 2,500 of his FC runs have come in Tests. Brook slammed a 234-ball 158 at Edgbaston.
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18 hundreds in First-Class cricket
Playing his 89th match in First-Class cricket, Brook has raced past 6,000 runs at an average of 44-plus, as per ESPNcricinfo. He smashed his 18th ton in FC cricket in addition to hitting 31 fifties. He has a strike rate of over 74 in the format. Brook made his FC debut for Yorkshire in 2016 and played his first Test match in 2022.
Test numbers
Here are his Test numbers
With an incredible knock in the first innings at Edgbaston, Brook went past 2,5000 Test runs. In 27 Tests, he has racked up 2,596 runs at an incredible average of 60.37. In addition to nine tons, he has hit 12 fifties, with his best score being 317. The knock also saw him go past 1,000 runs in home Tests, where he averages 44-plus.
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Brook fell for 99 in series opener
Notably, Brook fell short of his century by a single run during the first Test of the ongoing series at Headingley, Leeds. As per Cricbuzz, Brook became just the third batter to fall for 99 at Headingley after Pakistan's Salim Malik (vs Eng, 1987) and England's Michael Atherton (vs SA, 1994). Meanwhile, Brook now has two 50-plus scores across three Test innings against India.