Harry Brook scores 184* on Day 1 against New Zealand; Becomes fastest to 800 Test Runs
English batter Harry Brook is already being labeled as the future of Test cricket. In a span of nine outings, Brook has already made a name for himself. He already has four centuries and three fifties in Tests. Brook was not afraid of going aerial as and when he got the opportunity.
While all comparisons are being made about Brook, the young English star hit another century and put his team on top on the opening day of the second Test against New Zealand.
In-form Harry Brook produced a steadying half-century to push England to 101 for three at lunch on day one of the second tests in Wellington on Friday after New Zealand’s quicks blew through the top order in the first hour.
Harry Brook: Fastest Cricketer To Complete 800 Runs in Test Cricket
Harry Brook has become the first cricketer ever to reach 800 Test runs within his first nine innings. What is more incredible is that Brook took only 803 deliveries to reach there. Since his debut against South Africa in 2022, Brook has been one of the best players in the world.
He is currently playing in New Zealand vs England 2nd Test at Basin Reserve, Wellington. With Brook playing yet another brilliant innings 184*(169), England is currently in a dominating position.
England in ascendancy on day one of the 2nd Test vs NZ
With Joe Root also making his first century in eight Tests, England piled on 315-3 before rain arrived in Wellington. The tourists had been 21-3 after being asked to bat on a green pitch at the Basin Reserve – Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope all falling cheaply.
But Brook batted with all the style, certainty and confidence of a man who now has four hundreds in his first six Tests. His 169-ball effort was laced with some sublime strokes and moved him to 807 Test runs in total, the most after nine innings for any player in history.
Root, who survived a review for lbw from his first ball and then again on 31, was the perfect foil. Batting at a more modest tempo, the former captain ended unbeaten on 101.
Between them, the Yorkshire pair have added an unbroken 294 for the fourth wicket and left England in the perfect position to push for their seventh successive Test win and a series triumph that would be New Zealand’s first home defeat in six years.
Brooks-A Man that brings Class and Courage on the same Field
Take a look at Harry Brook’s classical as well as courageous shots in the same innings:
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