'A hell of a ride, and good fun' ( Jack Brooks , ERCS meeting, 25 November 2024). Well, Jack delivered a talk as fluently and directly as he always bowled – straight and to the point. He played for three counties: Northants, Yorkshire and Somerset. His best result was his first and only first-class 100 at Old Trafford. As a latecomer to professional cricket, he played the game as he would wish to watch it. He didn’t view it as a 'real' job (he’d had one of those) but as having fun with his mates. After a trial with Surrey came to nothing, he answered a call to open trials with Northants. In his first match he took 6 for 90, scored some runs and thought it would bring him a one-year contract. Instead he was offered four years, and his highlight was opening the bowling against Australia as part of their pre-Test warm-ups. He did a Lions tour and roomed with Jonnie Bairstow. While various counties tried to get him after that, Yorkshire's offer seemed quirky enough to ...
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