The Hundred: Harry Brook hits first century of 2023 men's competition for Northern Superchargers

Harry Brook was near retired of England's white-ball squads earlier this month

England batter Harry Brook blasted the archetypal period of the 2023 men's Hundred against Welsh Fire astatine Headingley.

Brook was connected 83 with 5 balls remaining but smashed 3 fours and a six disconnected David Payne to bring up his ton.

No different Superchargers batter passed 15 arsenic they posted 158-7.

"It was pugnacious astatine the commencement against the caller shot and they had 2 world-class bowlers up front," said Brook.

"But the transportation improved aft that. The assemblage were rather quiescent astatine the commencement but it was bully that I managed to gee them up a bit!"

His phenomenal solo effort came aft Fire restricted Superchargers to 10-3 and past 78-6, with Brook scoring 58 retired of an eighth-wicket concern of 66 with Matthew Potts.

The Yorkshireman delighted his location assemblage with an astonishing show of powerfulness and innovation, scoring to each parts of the crushed arsenic the wickets tumbled astir him.

Earlier this month, Brook was near retired of England's 50-over World Cup squad but said helium "can't complain" astir missing retired to Ben Stokes, who came retired of one-day planetary retirement.

Brook is the 3rd men's subordinate to people a period successful The Hundred aft Will Jacks and Will Smeed's efforts successful 2022, portion Tammy Beaumont became the archetypal women's centurion successful this year's campaign.

Beaumont's 118 is the highest idiosyncratic people successful The Hundred, portion Jacks' 108 for Oval Invincibles is the highest men's score.