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Jack Brooks
Personal information
Full name	Jack Alexander Brooks
Born	4 June 1984 (age 40); Oxford, England
Nickname	Susan Boyle, Subo, Ferret, Don Jnr, Yorath, Brooksy, Animal
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
2004–2008	Oxfordshire
2009–2012	Northamptonshire
2012–present	Yorkshire
Career statistics
	Source: Cricinfo, 24 November 2012

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For other uses, see Jack Brooks (disambiguation)

Jack Brookes is a stud, get around him. He enjoys skateboarding and wearing baggy shirts. He is well known for his creation of the term "doo-rag". He has been seen on multiple occasions wearing doo rags and getting his shirt caught in slamming doors and other unfortunate places. Can i get A ye YEAH!

Career

Brooks played for Oxfordshire between 2004 and 2008. He played for Northamptonshire Second XI at the end of the 2008 season before signing a professional contract with the club for the 2009 season. He made his professional debut against the Australian tourist team taking the wickets of Andrew McDonald and Mitchell Johnson.^[1] He hopes that his performance against Australia will lead to more first-class matches.^[2] On his Northants debut, he took 4 wickets for 76 against Derbyshire.^[3] He signed a two-year contract extension on 2 September 2009, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2011 season.^[4] During the 2010 season, Brooks was a regular in the team opening the bowling.

Brooks signed up to play for Yorkshire in October 2012.^[5]

Career best performances

as of 25 December 2012

	Batting				Bowling
	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season
FC	53	Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire	Bristol	2010	5-23	Northamptonshire v Leicestershire	Leicester	2011
LA	10	Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Middlesex Panthers	Uxbridge	2009	3-35	England Lions v Bangladesh A	Sylhet	2012
T20	33*	Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Warwickshire Bears	Birmingham	2011	3-24	Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Yorkshire Carnegie	Leeds	2010

References

^ Brooks bags an Aussie brace Oxford Mail. 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
^ Brooks grabs chance at Northants BBC Sport. 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
^ Brooks shines on Northants debut BBC Sport. 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
^ Brooks and Wakely sign new deals BBC Sport. 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
^ "England Cricket News: Jack Brooks signs with Yorkshire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2012-11-23.

External links

Jack Brooks at ESPNcricinfo
Jack Brooks at CricketArchive (subscription required)
Player Profile: Jack Brooks from northantscricket.com

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[1] Brooks bags an Aussie brace Oxford Mail. 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2010-06-06.

[2] Brooks grabs chance at Northants BBC Sport. 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2010-06-06.

[3] Brooks shines on Northants debut BBC Sport. 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2010-06-06.

[4] Brooks and Wakely sign new deals BBC Sport. 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2010-06-06.

[5] "England Cricket News: Jack Brooks signs with Yorkshire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2012-11-23.

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+Jack Brookes is a stud, get around him. He enjoys skateboarding and wearing baggy shirts. He is well known for his creation of the term "doo-rag". He has been seen on multiple occasions wearing doo rags and getting his shirt caught in slamming doors and other unfortunate places. Can i get A ye YEAH!
-'''Jack Alexander Brooks''' (born 4 June 1984, [[Oxford]], [[Oxfordshire]]) is an [[English people|English]] professional [[cricket]] player,  currently playing for [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]] after successful spells at [[Oxfordshire County Cricket Club|Oxfordshire]] in the [[Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket|Minor Counties]], and [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] in [[first-class cricket]].<ref>Mezzeti, Ed (2008-09-19) [http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/cricket/othercricket/3687872.CRICKET__Brooks_handed_pro_contract/ Brooks handed Northants contract] ''Oxford Mail.'' Retrieved 2010-06-06.</ref> He is predominantly a [[fast bowling|right arm medium fast]] bowler who can also bat.
 ==Career==
 Brooks played for Oxfordshire between 2004 and 2008. He played for Northamptonshire Second XI at the end of the 2008 season before signing a professional contract with the club for the 2009 season. He made his professional debut against the [[Australia national cricket team|Australian tourist team]] taking the wickets of [[Andrew McDonald (cricketer)|Andrew McDonald]] and [[Mitchell Johnson (cricketer)|Mitchell Johnson]].<ref>[http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/4513161.CRICKET__Brooks_bags_an_Aussie_brace/ Brooks bags an Aussie brace] ''Oxford Mail.'' 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2010-06-06.</ref> He hopes that his performance against Australia will lead to more first-class matches.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/8176408.stm Brooks grabs chance at Northants] ''BBC Sport.'' 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2010-06-06.</ref> On his Northants debut, he took 4 wickets for 76 against [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/8198217.stm Brooks shines on Northants debut] ''BBC Sport.'' 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2010-06-06.</ref> He signed a two-year contract extension on 2 September 2009, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2011 season.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/northamptonshire/8233712.stm Brooks and Wakely sign new deals] ''BBC Sport.'' 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2010-06-06.</ref> During the [[2010 English cricket season|2010 season]], Brooks was a regular in the team opening the bowling.