England batter Harry Brook made a return to aggressive cricket after 4 months in Yorkshire’s first match of the County Championship Division Two in opposition to Leicestershire and smashed a 69-ball century because it did not really feel like he was away from the sport. Brook, who had taken a break as his grandmother was not properly and ultimately handed away, missed the Test collection in opposition to India after which the 2024 version of the IPL for the Delhi Capitals however made himself accessible for Yorkshire from the beginning of the County Championship in order that he may keep together with his household in grief.
Riding on Ben Mike’s 113-ball 90 and fifties from Marcus Harris and Tom Scriven, Leicestershire posted a robust first-innings rating of 354 after being put in to bat first. Yorkshire got here out all weapons blazing with Adam Lyth scoring a a run-a-ball ton. Yorkshire did lose common wickets within the prime order however Lyth and Harry Brook’s partnership saved them afloat.
The fourth-wicket partnership of 128 runs between Lyth and Brook got here off simply 92 deliveries because the Shan Masood-led facet gave it again to Leicestershire. Lyth was dismissed instantly after his century by Scriven however Brook carried on and accomplished his hundred as properly off simply 69 balls.
Brook put on a clinic as though Ben Mike delivered with the ball as properly for Leicestershire taking a couple of wickets in the identical over, Brook did not cease as his enticing knock containing 14 fours and a couple of sixes took Yorkshire’s rating past 250. It might be a confidence-boosting knock for Brook given he might be within the England facet’s squad for the T20 World Cup and might be trying to put together properly by means of the County season.
Yorkshire declared quickly after to let Leicestershire bat once more however it was already too late and the match was drawn.
Brook’s absence for Delhi Capitals has given Tristan Stubbs a everlasting spot within the middle-order and the 23-year-old Proteas batter has been in smashing kind for the 2020 finalists having performed knocks of 43*, 54 and 71* at a strike fee of 193.33.
