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Harry Brook has admitted it was a 'big decision' to propulsion retired of England's Test circuit of India, and has dedicated his 2 early-season hundreds for Yorkshire to his grandma Pauline, who died successful February.
'I'm gladsome I did travel home,' said Brook. 'I hadn't played hundreds of games for England, truthful to conscionable move down a large Test circuit for illustration that was a large determination to make. But she comes earlier each of that.
'It was a very reliable period, but I'm gladsome I came back. I managed to return her retired for a java successful that first week.
'I was still training pinch a mindset of trying to get backmost retired for nan past mates of Tests, each being well. Obviously it each disintegrated reasonably quickly, truthful that didn't happen.
'Both of those hundreds and each of nan runs I've scored truthful acold this twelvemonth are dedicated to her.'
Brook mislaid his grandma Pauline successful February pinch nan England batsman returning from nan Test circuit of India to beryllium pinch her
Harry Brook has scored 2 early play County Championship hundreds of years for Yorkshire
Brook marks his half-century against Australia astatine Old Trafford successful past summer's Ashes series
The 2nd of Brook's hundreds of years came connected Saturday against Derbyshire astatine Headingley, 1 of 3 matches washed retired connected Sunday.
In nan play that was possible, champions Surrey closed successful connected triumph against Hampshire astatine The Oval, reducing nan visitors to 116 for five, 92 awkward of avoiding an innings defeat.
Shoaib Bashir, England's latest Test off-spinner, picked up 2 wickets for Somerset against Worcestershire astatine Kidderminster, including opener Jake Libby for 97.
But a period for Gareth Roderick and a precocious flurry from Brett D'Oliveira and Joe Leach lifted Worcestershire to 451 for 9 declared, a lead of 142.
In nan different Division One crippled to flight nan weather, Warwickshire struggled to 175 for 5 against Nottinghamshire astatine Edgbaston, contempt 69 from Ed Barnard. They still way by 225.
In nan 2nd division, an unbroken fourth-wicket guidelines of 183 betwixt Max Holden and Ryan Higgins, who some made hundreds, ensured Middlesex will spell into nan last time pinch a lead of 143 complete Gloucestershire.
