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Brook's Yorkshire return is hit by rain

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Vincent
Published date08 April 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
Sunshine and high winds during the late morning and early afternoon raised hopes that play could take place, but umpires Mark Newell and Jack Shantry called an end to the day just before 4.45pm

Yorkshire would have resumed their reply to a first-innings 354 on 72 for two, with Adam Lyth unbeaten on 43 and George Hill alongside him on 13.

Brook is carded to bat at number five in this opening round Division Two fixture.

The 25-year-old has not batted in a competitive fixture since December 21, when he scored seven as England lost the last of five T20s against the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago.

The loss of his grandmother, Pauline, saw him pull out of England's Test series in India at the start of this year and he has since opted against going to the ongoing Indian Premier League, where he was due to play for Delhi Capitals.

Instead, he is playing the first five Championship matches of the season for the White Rose county.

Brook crashed 74 off 42 balls exactly a week ago in a friendly fixture against Division One side Durham on this ground.

Yorkshire's Adam Lyth said: "I didn't realise I was that close to getting 12,000 Championship runs for the club. It's a proud moment, and hopefully...

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